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Woolley bunny.

wildchild91

wildchild91

Young Bun
I'm struggling a bit to keep up to grooming my older bunny Mollie...Shes a bit of a grump and doesn't like being handled so I leave her to her own devices as much as possible, but over the past few months shes definitely taken on a very woolley apearence...I've done my usual bit of finger grooming/plucking with her while shes moulting, (its all she'll tolerate really) but its just not getting the thick of it off anymore and I worry I'm just stressing her out/hurting her...I'm guessing its age related as she is getting on a little bit now, but I'm just wondering if theres anyone local who'd be able to give me a bit of a crash course in grooming/clipping her coat?

I usually take her to the vets for her 'bikini trim' ( ;) ) doing just before summer starts but if anyone does their bunny themselves I'd be a more than willing student for this too! Anything to keep her stress levels down basically!

I live in wakefield, west Yorkshire.
 
Once she's been trimmed, the right tools make it a lot easier to keep on top of. What brushes do you have? I always sit and brush my two while they eat. I bought this last year after it was recommended a lot http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003XLHJAW/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1. The 'bristles' turn around so it's basically impossible to pull their hair and hurt them unless you're properly yanking at it, which may make it easier to groom her while she's eating as she won't mind too much.
 
haha. I can just imagine what she'll do if I go near her when shes eating :')...Unfortunately, the only procedure that guarantees I can actually brush her is to hold her in place and get the ordeal over as quickly as possible! I got told that cat brushes worked best but the coat she has now just means they get stuck so I've just been using my hands and an old backcombing brush of mine which isn't very effective but shes not as outraged about that ;)


I'll order one of those anti tangle brushes tonight. Havent seen them before!
 
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