Got home from work last night to find my poor 2.5 year old girl Alfie very lifeless and not herself at all, she seemed to come to the front of her cage to tell me something was wrong (not her usual greeting behaviour). It wasnt until she turned around that I noticed she was very wet and dirty from what looked like diarreoh. Gave her a good looking at which is quite difficult as she is a big bun and doesnt usually like it and found a very sore patch above her tail on her bum/back. Took her straight to the vet who kept her in to bathe and treat her. She had pain killers, antibiotics and cream and when I picked her up this morning she is so much like her usual self and eating fine (except a shaved and very sore looking bum). Vet said it was urine scald and they cannot find anything medically wrong, but I dont understand why she would just sit there in her urine and get sore? She eats a combination of hay, greens and supra rabbit excel and is otherwise fine and active. I have kept rabbits for nearly 15 years and have never seen this. Has anyone experienced this or have any ideas what I can do to prevent it happening again?
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Urine Scold, any preventative advice?
- Thread starter Anita
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She is an outdoor bun who does have a litter tray but only seems to use it to lie in. I usually clean her toilet areas out every other day. She has always been a very dry bunny wee-wise (unliker her sister who is very well litter trained - they live seperately) but yesterday her toilet areas were wet through.
. The day before that she was out in the garden leaping around like a loon as usuall. No she wasnt x-rayed.I would think maybe sludge/bladder stones is an issue and they can't always be felt on examination, normally an x-ray is needed to be sure.
However my other thought was that something else was causing her pain or discomfort which was causing her to sit still, in her urine.
There will be a reason for this and its important to keep looking for it.
However my other thought was that something else was causing her pain or discomfort which was causing her to sit still, in her urine.
There will be a reason for this and its important to keep looking for it.
