Jenova
Wise Old Thumper
I checked her bum and I literally thought she had fly strike. She was covered in a sort of red brown liquid that looked like poo and blood. It might have been wee. There was so much of it and the fur was matted. I lifted it up and it went all the way to the skin. So I thought I better cut away the fur to make sure there were no maggots. She had hay and grit stuck to her too. As I cut at the fur I cut her skin, but there wasn't much blood. Just a drop but I cut her quite a lot.
I don't know what I did because there was so much matted, soaked fur. I quickly ran a lukewarm bath and soaked her bum. She got really stressed so I did the best I could and got her out and dried her. Rang the emergency vets in a panic. She said that there wouldn't be too much she could do tonight. I'm pretty sure it was my bunny savvy vet I spoke to. She wouldn't anaesthetise her tonight so it would be better to wait until the morning and they could look properly. She's calmed down now. I've moved everything up to the bedroom so she doesn't have to go back outside. She's eaten too.
I just can't believe I cut her. In all my years with rabbits I've never cut a rabbit while clipping them. I feel so awful. I can't believe how bad her fur was. I was expecting to see maggots at any second. I check them every day. I don't know what caused it. I'm so worried. This isn't the first time she's got badly matted near her bum and I'm not sure what's causing it. She's not overweight and eats a proper bunny diet. It might be she has a huge overhang of skin over her bum. I think that's what I cut.
Please send her vibes. Will get an appointment in the morning. It's not on her bum but to the side, next to her tail.