Quiet male dwarf lop

I have a male dwarf lop who's about 7 months old called Lucy (thought he was a girl when we got him) he's always been very energetic & loves being around people, he's bonded to another male who was from the same litter from when they were babies. In the last couple of days he has become very quiet & never wants to come out of his cage. When he has a baby he had an abscess down near his penis, & we have realised that he doesn't clean himself very well down there its all stiff & stuck together (possibly due to the fact he's been used to it hurting down there every time he cleaned himself from when he was younger). So 2 days ago we so he was being really quiet & thought it must be really bothering him & tried to clean it the best we could, but he still seems really quiet, he'll come out of his cage but go by in after 5 minutes & no longer runs around a lot but is going round more slower likes he's scared of something.
I'm not sure whether whether its to do with the other male, whether he has become scared of him since they share a cage together or if its something else.
I need advice on whether people think there's something wrong with him or just that its normal for rabbits to be like this sometimes.
Also he's drinking a lot of water lately, I assume its just because its warmer because the heating is on.

Has bun been checked over recently about his soreness? and is he receiving pain relief currently.

The abscess was a good 5 months ago now, so he's not on any pain relief & has no soreness any more. Just recently he seems to have gotten sore down there since its not cleaned properly & stiff so we tried to clean & cut the stiff fur off. It could still be hurting him though.

He needs to see a Vet ASAP

He may have a urinary tract infection or possibly a recurrence of the abscess.
He is obviously in pain

Are the Rabbits both neutered ?

Jack's-Jane said:

He needs to see a Vet ASAP

He may have a urinary tract infection or possibly a recurrence of the abscess.
He is obviously in pain

Are the Rabbits both neutered ?

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was thinking this, either way he needs to see a vet as bun is still suffering discomfort.

No not yet, they are both going to be done in the next couple of weeks. We've had to wait longer to get them done because we want them done together to keep the bond but its obviously a lot of money so we've had to save up for it.

We're planning on taking him tomorrow, we've checked & can't see any abscess anywhere.

If he is sore then he may not be emptying his bladder fully. This can lead to a build up of sludge (calcium deposits) which can then cause very painful cystitis and infection.

If they're not neutered either the other bun may have lunged or such like and scared him, the sooner they're neutered the better, as hormones will be raging and fights could break out ..

I think Lucy may have an infection, lately the other male Lou has been sitting next to Lucy more, glooming him and following him around. Likes there's something wrong & he's trying to look after him. They very rarely fight then though they aren't neutered, I've bin very lucky with the two of them they hump each other but that's it really.

Def sounds like Lucy has a probem somewhere...hopefully the vet will shed some light tomorrow...let us know how you get on