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moulting rabbit

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elaine

Mama Doe
I have a french lop here who lives outside and has been stuck in serious moult for about 8-10 wks he has been to the vet and is in erfect health but will not come out of moult, has anyone got any ideas
 
Some rabbits get into a permenant moult, I can't remember the reason but some just do it all the time. If he is generally in good health otherwise and doesn't have any bald spots, it's no reason to panic, just keep an eye on it and brush him plenty.
 
When I had a shorthaired German Shepherd, she would shed so much - not just for her winter and summer coat, but all the time you'd stroke her and get loads of loose fur attached to your hand.
I bought a 'fur and coat conditioner' which was designed at reducing excessive moulting in dogs, and sure enough, it worked, and her coat because so soft and shiny!
I think it just contained a variety of oils and vitamins, but I can't look up the ingredients as my computer's gone a bit messed up right now :?
But I know there's a rabbit oily supplement for their fur, might be worth looking at the ingredients and asking your vet?
 
You could try garlic, it sometimes speeds up there moult. You put a quarter of a clove of garlic in there drinking water and leave it there for 1 week. Just keep topping up the water, this somehow [not proven] heats there body tempreture and they moult quicker. If it dosent work then theres no harm done. val
 
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