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Cleaning the bottom area

carysannie29

carysannie29

Young Bun
Hello,

One of my bunnies is recovering from head tilt, and while she's pretty good at cleaning herself, I like to keep an eye on her bottom and legs cause she's still having a bit of trouble cleaning. The fur is a bit orange from where she wees and the fur gets a bit stuck together. Just wondering if and how I should clean it up? The fur is quite long so wondering if I should trim it a bit to avoid this. I'm worried about flystrike as we go into summer (if we ever get one!)
 
carysannie29 said:
Hello,

One of my bunnies is recovering from head tilt, and while she's pretty good at cleaning herself, I like to keep an eye on her bottom and legs cause she's still having a bit of trouble cleaning. The fur is a bit orange from where she wees and the fur gets a bit stuck together. Just wondering if and how I should clean it up? The fur is quite long so wondering if I should trim it a bit to avoid this. I'm worried about flystrike as we go into summer (if we ever get one!)
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Yes, definitely trim the fur as close as possible. You could get the vet nurse at the surgery to help you if it's difficult.

I would then bathe in about half an inch of water and dry well.

Poor little thing :love:
 
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