Hi everyone! :wave:
I'm new to this forum and would like some advice please.
I have got a mini lop doe who is just over 6 months old - I've had her since 13 weeks and she has been (and still is!) the most adorable loving bun I could have wished for!
Since last night I've noticed that she has been dribbling wee as she's hopping around the house. She has a litter tray in her hutch, which she always uses to wee in (has never weed anywhere else in her hutch - she does occasionaly wee on the sofa though - naughty bun!).
She is eating and drinking completely normally, and her behaviour hasn't changed at all (although I'm pretty sure she rubbed her chin on my foot last night which she hasn't done before!)
I phoned my vet straight away (out of hours so I couldn't make an appointment). Listening to what I described over the phone, she said it could be a bladder infection or it could be behaviour because she's reached maturity.
But I don't think she's spraying, I really don't. Please correct me if I'm wrong (I am a newbie!) but I thought rabbits sprayed onto vertical surfaces? And they jump in the air to spray? Well Tiffin isn't doing any of that, she's just hopping along as normal, and a little dribble of wee will come out while she's walking along. It just doesn't seem like spraying behaviour to me?
As for the wee - it is very watery and slightly yellow - no 'chalkyness' at all.
Has anybody got any ideas what it could be? Sorry for the long post I wanted to include as much detail as I could think of!
Oh, and she's not spayed, she's only just 6 months old so I think I'll get her done after Christmas (unless you guys think I should get her done before?)
And another thing! She has started making a 'buzzing' sound in the last few days, which I thought was just chattering because she's happy, but I've heard some people say it might be because she's 'excited'? She sounds like a bee!
Thanks in advance!
edit: missed something else out too, sorry! She is still weeing normally as well (in her litter tray), and pooing is completely normal (and she is still eating her cecals)
I'm new to this forum and would like some advice please.
I have got a mini lop doe who is just over 6 months old - I've had her since 13 weeks and she has been (and still is!) the most adorable loving bun I could have wished for!
Since last night I've noticed that she has been dribbling wee as she's hopping around the house. She has a litter tray in her hutch, which she always uses to wee in (has never weed anywhere else in her hutch - she does occasionaly wee on the sofa though - naughty bun!).
She is eating and drinking completely normally, and her behaviour hasn't changed at all (although I'm pretty sure she rubbed her chin on my foot last night which she hasn't done before!)
I phoned my vet straight away (out of hours so I couldn't make an appointment). Listening to what I described over the phone, she said it could be a bladder infection or it could be behaviour because she's reached maturity.
But I don't think she's spraying, I really don't. Please correct me if I'm wrong (I am a newbie!) but I thought rabbits sprayed onto vertical surfaces? And they jump in the air to spray? Well Tiffin isn't doing any of that, she's just hopping along as normal, and a little dribble of wee will come out while she's walking along. It just doesn't seem like spraying behaviour to me?
As for the wee - it is very watery and slightly yellow - no 'chalkyness' at all.
Has anybody got any ideas what it could be? Sorry for the long post I wanted to include as much detail as I could think of!
Oh, and she's not spayed, she's only just 6 months old so I think I'll get her done after Christmas (unless you guys think I should get her done before?)
And another thing! She has started making a 'buzzing' sound in the last few days, which I thought was just chattering because she's happy, but I've heard some people say it might be because she's 'excited'? She sounds like a bee!
Thanks in advance!
edit: missed something else out too, sorry! She is still weeing normally as well (in her litter tray), and pooing is completely normal (and she is still eating her cecals)
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