lopnessmonster
Young Bun
Hi all.
We're having a few problems with our cashmere lop. He's 4 months old at the moment, and his fur is still quite wispy, thin and fluffy. He used to manage to get just small knots which we could comb out, but we mostly groomed him to get rid of all the little pieces of hay that were in his fur.
Anyway, lately he has been getting huge huge mats. We still groom him, most days twice a day, and although usually we get most of the knots out, he will then go and clean himself and lick what is left of the mats, causing them to become really solid and so difficult to get rid of. We are trying pretty much everything but these mats just won't budge. We've cut bits of his hair, but we're worried that if we were to cut into the mats, we would catch his skin. We've sprayed coat detangler on him but that had little effect. It's got to the point where they really are uncombable.
I'm worried that the knots are pulling on his skin and causing him pain. The mats only seem to be where his joints are and where the skin regularly moves, for example the top of his hind legs, his shoulders and the sides of his chest.
We're taking him to the vet tomorrow for neutering so will ask the vets what we can do, but I'm really worried that he's in pain. He's still a lovely cheerful hoppy rabbit, bless him.
Anything you guys could suggest?
Thanks for reading. x
We're having a few problems with our cashmere lop. He's 4 months old at the moment, and his fur is still quite wispy, thin and fluffy. He used to manage to get just small knots which we could comb out, but we mostly groomed him to get rid of all the little pieces of hay that were in his fur.
Anyway, lately he has been getting huge huge mats. We still groom him, most days twice a day, and although usually we get most of the knots out, he will then go and clean himself and lick what is left of the mats, causing them to become really solid and so difficult to get rid of. We are trying pretty much everything but these mats just won't budge. We've cut bits of his hair, but we're worried that if we were to cut into the mats, we would catch his skin. We've sprayed coat detangler on him but that had little effect. It's got to the point where they really are uncombable.
I'm worried that the knots are pulling on his skin and causing him pain. The mats only seem to be where his joints are and where the skin regularly moves, for example the top of his hind legs, his shoulders and the sides of his chest.
We're taking him to the vet tomorrow for neutering so will ask the vets what we can do, but I'm really worried that he's in pain. He's still a lovely cheerful hoppy rabbit, bless him.
Anything you guys could suggest?
Thanks for reading. x