Gemmapookie
Wise Old Thumper
And of those who are, have they had any gut issues during their moult?
Im sure theres a link between the 2 :wave:
Im sure theres a link between the 2 :wave:
Mine haven't started yet. Not looking forward to it though as last year both Daisy and Poppy had a couple of episodes of stasis each, both during times of heavy moult. My buns now go on a low dose of Zantac during their moult (my vet's advice).
:shock: Mango's been moulting for ages, and now I'm wondering if she has gut issues?! :shock:
What are her symptoms? x
Hi Gemma,
I'm going to keep a close eye on this thread. Bunny gets stasis episodes, and so does Poppy but not so frequently, and we haven't been able to identify why. But (and I hate to say this for fear of jinxing it) they have both been fine for a good few months now - basically all through the winter months so far. BUT, Bunny started a moult last week and like you I have been wondering whether moulting might contribute to his episodes, so I have been keeping an extra close eye on him and brushing him with the furminator much more than I used to to try and help him through it.
I really am not enjoying his moult - every morning I go downstairs half expecting him to be tummy pressing, but so far so good *keeps fingers tightly crossed, and touching wood*!
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She doesn't have any as far as I'm aware! She's just moulting. They're with x-vic-x at the moment being bonded, I'm sure she'd know if something was wrong but I'll ask her to check..
Its horrible isnt it. 3 of mine have started moulting in the last 2 weeks and all 3 of them have had gut issues :shock: Max and Timmy had what I think was either abit of gas, or difficulty moving some fur along. I managed to get them back on track within half an hour or so without veterinary treatment. Charlotte had gas and was on the verge of stasis and has had to have treatment, shes moulting the worst by far.
It occured to me that every time I take a sick rabbit to the vets, said rabbit is moulting. With Mimi her head tilt was during her moult aswell. And I lost Tilly to a blockage whilst she was moulting
Its horrible isnt it. 3 of mine have started moulting in the last 2 weeks and all 3 of them have had gut issues :shock: Max and Timmy had what I think was either abit of gas, or difficulty moving some fur along. I managed to get them back on track within half an hour or so without veterinary treatment.
Just read this and I'm going to be extra vigilant when I get my new bunnies this weekend. Just wondering what you did to get Max and Timmy back on track? I've never had a rabbit with stasis but it sounds terrifying so if there is anything I could do to help prevent it I would like to know. I hope Charlotte gets well soon!
both of mine are moulting like mad at the moment, ive got a bit of a moult routine; brushing them twice a day, hay only diet and regular pineapple. they actually seem to be fine so far but am keeping a close eye on them!
With Timmy and Max I set them up next to a warm hot water bottle, syringed some cooled (but still warm) boiled water and did a VERY gentle tummy massage. This procedure has helped my buns numerous times when theyve started to seem off, got them eating again and avoided vet visits. If after an hour of trying this there is no improvement I then call the vet as I did with Charlotte :wave: