Kara
Warren Veteran
Hi folks
Wonder if any of you out there have any similar problems and could help me out a bit please.
Every now and then I go to collect Cookie to put her in the run and she is caked underneath with soggy poo, it looks like what happens is she does a runny one (and we have narrowed thsi down to maybe her being afraid ie the bad wind we have had lately unsettling her) and then all the normal size poops get stuck to the underside, and we end up with - best way to describe it is a poo flap :lol: now Iam quite happy to clean her don't get me wrong but it's not very fair on her is it??
So really what I am starting to worry about is the weather getting warmer (hmmm maybe?!) and flies as she had a case fo flystrike last year which I never ever ever want to see again - Both will be having rearguard this year
Now originally I put it down to her not eating her ceca wootsits as her incisors were overgrowing and she was getting clipped but now her incisors have been removed and she usually cleans really well but cant seem to manage when she has excess poop.
In the long term should I but some clippers and keep her fur shaved back 'down there' as when she was shaved for treatment before she had no problems (she is a very fluffy bunny down there!)
Or maybe put her on pro biotics as a long term thing I don't know much about them ie can bunnies go on them for ever or are they more a short term treatment as again when she was on them beofre we had no problems.
Food wise she has minimal dry food Natural pet food company herbs n fibre and lots of hay, I cut out greens as these seemed to make her worse.
Any advice would be gladly appreciated!
ps sorry for the essay!!
Wonder if any of you out there have any similar problems and could help me out a bit please.
Every now and then I go to collect Cookie to put her in the run and she is caked underneath with soggy poo, it looks like what happens is she does a runny one (and we have narrowed thsi down to maybe her being afraid ie the bad wind we have had lately unsettling her) and then all the normal size poops get stuck to the underside, and we end up with - best way to describe it is a poo flap :lol: now Iam quite happy to clean her don't get me wrong but it's not very fair on her is it??
So really what I am starting to worry about is the weather getting warmer (hmmm maybe?!) and flies as she had a case fo flystrike last year which I never ever ever want to see again - Both will be having rearguard this year
Now originally I put it down to her not eating her ceca wootsits as her incisors were overgrowing and she was getting clipped but now her incisors have been removed and she usually cleans really well but cant seem to manage when she has excess poop.
In the long term should I but some clippers and keep her fur shaved back 'down there' as when she was shaved for treatment before she had no problems (she is a very fluffy bunny down there!)
Or maybe put her on pro biotics as a long term thing I don't know much about them ie can bunnies go on them for ever or are they more a short term treatment as again when she was on them beofre we had no problems.
Food wise she has minimal dry food Natural pet food company herbs n fibre and lots of hay, I cut out greens as these seemed to make her worse.
Any advice would be gladly appreciated!
ps sorry for the essay!!