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advice on cleaning bottom

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anamaria

Warren Scout
alfie had a lot of poo stuck to the hair around his bottom today, so i tried to clean it off but he wouldn't let me hold him on his back or with his back to me so that someone else could clean for me. think i managed to get most of it off with him just sitting on my lap but i cant be sure as i couldnt see what i was doing, and i dont know if his bum is clean :(
does anyone have any suggestions on how i can get him to let me hold him on his back? he is still a bit nervous about being picked up but hes getting a bit better every day
thanks
 
Have you got someone to help you? If so, if one person holds bun so that bun is facing upwards, ie you are holding their back in your hands and supporting them like that, bun should stay still for the other person to clean.

Baby wipes are always easy to use too :thumb:

Hope that helps, good luck :thumb:
 
Make sure you try to get it all off, or the flies may be attracted to that area, not good!
Good luck, hope you get it sorted ok.
Nicola x
 
use a clean old washing up bowl with an inch of warm water and some hibiscrub or aniaml shampoo or at a push baby bath and some old face cloth or bit of old owel or even cotton wool..
put a towel on the floor to put bun on after and have a dry one to hand to wrap bun up in.
dunk buns bum and belly in water and clean with cloth etc..then swoosh around a little to loosen anymore..
plop on towel on floor then warap up in other towel and hug dry!

or use the basin and tip bun on their back and wipe bum..

also have aby wipes on hand in an emergency..

we have some weeny battery operated clippers and we use it to clip the knicker fur and a bit of belly fur above oscars bits....it helps to keep it short down there as he is so squat being a mini lop..everything sticks to him!!!

the clippers can be found on bunny basics btw
 
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