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Bathing A Bunny with Coccidosis - What Bunny Shampoo to use?

Jinny

Jinny

Young Bun
Littleblack needs to be washed, or at least his underside does. He has Coccidosis, and I've just used warm water to wash him off before, when he has soiled himself, but since Thursday's near death experience, his motions are very strong in odour, & soft but firming up, & as there is some residue in his tail, that could be carrying the parasite, I was wondering if there a special bunny shampoo or something I can use to get rid of the pasasite, & the odour. While he's clean looking now, the smell of the soft droppings is clinging to his coat, so I don't think warm water is sufficient.

I saw in pets at home yesterday, a small animal shampoo, but I don't know if it would help with washing away the parasite, or if it is bunny safe, in spite of the photo on the bottle.

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance. :)
 
Personally I would just use warm water and only get the absolutely essential parts of him wet. Given how frail he now is he is at high risk of hypothermia, even if housed indoors. So whilst cleaning him up is obviously necessary it needs to be done with extreme caution with such a debilitated Rabbit. The smell may actually be coming from within LB as much as it is coming from what he is passing, so even with a strong smelling shampoo the smell may well linger.
 
Jinny said:
Littleblack needs to be washed, or at least his underside does. He has Coccidosis, and I've just used warm water to wash him off before, when he has soiled himself, but since Thursday's near death experience, his motions are very strong in odour, & soft but firming up, & as there is some residue in his tail, that could be carrying the parasite, I was wondering if there a special bunny shampoo or something I can use to get rid of the pasasite, & the odour. While he's clean looking now, the smell of the soft droppings is clinging to his coat, so I don't think warm water is sufficient.

I saw in pets at home yesterday, a small animal shampoo, but I don't know if it would help with washing away the parasite, or if it is bunny safe, in spite of the photo on the bottle.

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance. :)
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Just use a bowl with about an inch of warm water. Get to the affected parts only and dry him very well.
 
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