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Double maned lionhead rabbit owners, help please

Georgeypudding

Wise Old Thumper
Can you recomend me a brush please :wave: the only one I have is similar to the furminator which would just ruin the new buns coat!
 
A brush isn't really going to help. You need to get through the fluff and down to the skin. A brush only fluffs up the top layer and you still end up with knots or mats at skin level.

I always use a double sided metal-tooth dog comb for all my furries (cats, buns, G Pigs) - and some are extremely furry. Dog combs are readily available from the usual outlets (EBay, P@H, etc)
 
Not sure what a double maned lionhead is but I use these for my lionhead's mane and fluffy bum and other fluffy bits, they are fairly wide toothed so identify and can help tangles without pulling too much:
http://www.petsathome.com/shop/soft-pin-slicker-brush-by-options-15828
http://www.petsathome.com/shop/small-animal-grooming-comb-by-boredom-breaker-31886

they are useless for getting moulting hair out though, because they are wide toothed.

She doesnt like being brushed, and hardly lets me touch her, so I find its easier and less stressful for her to get her bum and underneath fluff trimmed by the vet when it gets long and I just carefully cut out any proper matts in her mane, which surprisingly she hardly ever gets as long as I keep on top of checking her and pulling any megazorb or hay out of it.
 
a double maned is a fluffy all over bun :wave:

I think a slicker brush and a comb are the 2 things I really need :)

Ah I see. I think Annabelle is in the middle then! She has a very long mane, short haired back, but then along her sides and her tummy it is thicker and longer, and she had what looked like a little skirt around her bum before I got it trimmed in the summer :oops:

What I said works best for her as Annabelle is so skittish, but if yours is one that doesnt mind brushing and handling then daily grooming may be the way to go, with a weekly more intense session.
 
a double maned is a fluffy all over bun :wave:

I think a slicker brush and a comb are the 2 things I really need :)

Buckley isn't double maned but he's very fluffy, and I have a fluffy kitty too. I use a tangle teezer on them (the ones they sell in boots) and they're really good!
 
oooh that looks like a good idea :wave:

My cat's fur is similar to that of a lionhead's and it gets very knotty, but since we started using the tangle teezer his fur hasn't matted at all and he comes and waits for us to brush him; he used to shred people's hands if they tried to brush him before we got the tangle teezer.
 
I use a furminator or comb on Smudge but I'm liking the idea of using a tangle teaser :thumb:
 
Not sure what a double maned lionhead is but I use these for my lionhead's mane and fluffy bum and other fluffy bits, they are fairly wide toothed so identify and can help tangles without pulling too much:
http://www.petsathome.com/shop/soft-pin-slicker-brush-by-options-15828
http://www.petsathome.com/shop/small-animal-grooming-comb-by-boredom-breaker-31886

they are useless for getting moulting hair out though, because they are wide toothed.

She doesnt like being brushed, and hardly lets me touch her, so I find its easier and less stressful for her to get her bum and underneath fluff trimmed by the vet when it gets long and I just carefully cut out any proper matts in her mane, which surprisingly she hardly ever gets as long as I keep on top of checking her and pulling any megazorb or hay out of it.

:wave: double maned lionheads

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i use a slicker brush and a wide toothed comb :)
 
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