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Rearguard?

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animallover1989

Young Bun
I will be getting rearguard for my 2 boys. Is it one bottle per rabbit, and is it a spray? What sort of price is it. Do any of you actually use it, does it have any disadvantages like being smelly or leaving them wet? Thank you.

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Rachel xx
 
I used it on my old lop Phoebe, its got like an applicator thing (similar to the sponge on the end of a shoe polish) and it foams up when you put it on. It doesnt seem to have an aroma from what I can remember and you can keep the same bottle to re-apply according to my vet. Cant remember how much it was though as lost Phoebe a year ago.
 
Hiya Rearguard HELPs prevent flystrike, however it is no substitute for keeping your rabbits bottoms clean and more importantly DRY (if you wash their bottoms always dry thoroughly with a hairdryer on the cool setting, as flies lay their eggs in damp skin as much as on droppings).

We do not use Rearguard as it is expensive and a homemade spray of Tea Tree or Citronella that you spray on your bunnies rump twice daily is just as effective and does not contain chemicals.
 
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