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Wise Old Thumper
On her back end above her tail she always has a lot of thick fur, so I'm careful to make sure she's brushed at least once a day during moulting times, if not two. I even brush her regularly every couple of days during non moulting times, which I'm told is really rare for a normal furred rabbit. This is her first winter outside and she's really grown a hell of a lot of fur. I've been keeping on top of it pretty well, or so I thought. Today I noticed that the bottom layers are a bit matted, in quite a large area. I think it's a combination of my brush not being long enough (it's not brushing down deep enough), her stasis a few weeks ago which has seemingly caused her to shed like crazy the last week, the changing weather and loads of other factors. I feel awful for letting it get matted underneath. It's not badly matted, but it's definitely there.
What's the best course of action? I ideally want to do it at home, to lessen the stress of it. I can do a lot of it in the shed with her just munching away at food so it's a lot less stressful than a vets visit.
Should I cut it? Down as far as I can, or should I just trim the ends and then a couple of times a week trim again until it clears up? I don't really know what to do here! I don't have any electric shavers but I fear that'd just freak her out anyway, I'd rather spend the time trimming away with scissors.
Any advice?
Btw, she's a healthy weight and has no health problems that should cause her not to groom above her tail, but she often misses it. Always has. I've mentioned it to several vets and she's had x-rays incase of joint problems etc, but we can't seem to find out why! It's usually not a problem, just means I'm concious of it.
What's the best course of action? I ideally want to do it at home, to lessen the stress of it. I can do a lot of it in the shed with her just munching away at food so it's a lot less stressful than a vets visit.
Should I cut it? Down as far as I can, or should I just trim the ends and then a couple of times a week trim again until it clears up? I don't really know what to do here! I don't have any electric shavers but I fear that'd just freak her out anyway, I'd rather spend the time trimming away with scissors.
Any advice?
Btw, she's a healthy weight and has no health problems that should cause her not to groom above her tail, but she often misses it. Always has. I've mentioned it to several vets and she's had x-rays incase of joint problems etc, but we can't seem to find out why! It's usually not a problem, just means I'm concious of it.