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Fur balls - Please help

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akaemzybabe

Young Bun
for the last week Miffy has been suffering with too much ingested hair, we have been to the vets twice and she seems ok some time eats well and other time shes really uninterested in her pellets.

were brushing her twice a day with a small pet slicker - can anyone recommend brushes for angora cross crosses? her hair is super fine but she only has a wispy mane.

I am force feeding her crucial care when shes not interested in her food, and pineapple juice as often as possible. is there anything else i can feed her to get her through this?

also i used to use some hair ball treats by treatums but have stopped because shes been unwell does anyone know if theses actually work? these ones http://www.*********************.co.uk/product.asp?c_id=3&s_id=16&p_id=1086

many thanks in advance for any comments, i'm really stumped by this one
 
General hair ball treatment for cats or dogs (which is what I'm guessing that is because I can't see the link), is not recommended because it can make the problem worse in rabbits.

Some people fine the Furminator a good brush. Another option would be having her clipped?

Hydration is super, super important. So I would say maybe subcutaneous fluids (i.e. under the skin) could be beneficial. You can be taught how to do this at home so you don't have to keep going to the vets.

I would say look to increase hydration as much as possible. So use a bowl instead of a bottle, change the water as often as possible (such as every hour or so), also you can try flavouring water with things to encourage her to drink more (but the same as with anything new, that can be a risk).

I would also suggest maybe pain meds and seeing different vets? Are you sure its fur causing it?
 
thats what i suspected with the fur ball treats - thanks for that.

my vets are really good but they are 20 mins away as apposed to seeing 2 that are in the same town.

we went to the vets Easter Sunday and again yesterday (Friday) each time she has come away from the vets and been eating, she was eating hay in front of the vet on Friday. The have given her fluids, pain meds, the gut drug metroclapromide (sp) and an antibiotic on sunday. The vet on Friday spent half an hour with us, even tho they had a cat that wasnt weeing that needed an op. He said just to purserveer with feeding her and the pineapple juice.

her coat is nearly all out now which is the good news.

Ive tried to give her tummy massages to stimulate movement but not 100% sure how to do this.
 
:wave: Hello lovely lady, nice to see you over here!


The furminator is good at getting lots of fur out, im brushing Teddy and Joey twice a day at the moment they are moulting so bad!!!
 
nursecroft said:
:wave: Hello lovely lady, nice to see you over here!


The furminator is good at getting lots of fur out, im brushing Teddy and Joey twice a day at the moment they are moulting so bad!!!
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Only 4 months old this thread nursecroft :) :wave:
 
nursecroft said:
:wave: Hello lovely lady, nice to see you over here!


The furminator is good at getting lots of fur out, im brushing Teddy and Joey twice a day at the moment they are moulting so bad!!!
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I use the furminator and it's wonderful, really does work. Be careful though as buns skin is so sensitive :wave:
 
In addition to all the other good advice, I think it's important to keep the gut moving which means increasing the fiber content. I'd add some older fresh bramble/blackberry leaves or raspberry leaves (if you can get them) to the hay. ;)
Good luck.
 
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