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Moulting

zoe-bailey

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Hi all . Are there any health issues associated with moulting and rabbits cleaning themselves? Baileys been moulting for a while now and starting to get concerned. Should I be taking him to the vet? He's eating but drinking A lot!! Any advice or past experience would be great thank you.
 
Hello!!

If hes grooming himself, he may ingest a bit of fur.This can cause a few problems.Have you seen any poops linked together like a pearl necklace??

Would he let you pluck and groom him, just to give a bit of help??

I plucked fur out of BB today and took the brush to him.There was loads of fur.....
 
Yeh he's quite happy with me grooming him! He actually really enjoys it! Yes his latest poo yes was a bit off but his litter tray is normal! His attitude absolutely is terrible at the moment. I'm taking him to vets tomoz any ways get him checked out! I'd rather be ok the safe side!
 
Yeh he's quite happy with me grooming him! He actually really enjoys it! Yes his latest poo yes was a bit off but his litter tray is normal! His attitude absolutely is terrible at the moment. I'm taking him to vets tomoz any ways get him checked out! I'd rather be ok the safe side!

Thats good....bunnies should have health checks.xx
 
Time to lose the winter coat, Finx is moulting too! I usually give her a hand to make sure she doesn't ingest too much fur, and so does Tango (which is counter productive :roll:) He doesn't seem to have started yet, but he loves being brushed, surprisingly.

You can get gloves with rubber dots on that have worked for me with short, fine bunny hair and are popular with the rabbits. Worth a go!
 
I'll try the gloves I think! Definetly want to help him out he looks so sorry for himself! He's quite clean rabbit uses his litter tray only. So his fur must be driving him mad. Bless him! Thank you for all ur advice. That's all u can do when u don't know is ask!
 
argh moulting! My pair are moulting and there is hair everywhere! Literally balls of hay rolling around the kitchen like tumbleweed!

Hope you can help by grooming x
 
I'll try the gloves I think! Definetly want to help him out he looks so sorry for himself! He's quite clean rabbit uses his litter tray only. So his fur must be driving him mad. Bless him! Thank you for all ur advice. That's all u can do when u don't know is ask!

:thumb:

:wave:Sierra 323, where can I get those gloves? They sound like a good idea:)

I got them from local pet shop, they look like these though:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mikki-Cot...1?pt=UK_Pet_Supplies_Dogs&hash=item3374c50d13
Finx loooooves them!
 
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