Cleaning a very fluffy bunny

I have noticed that Scarlett seems to get a bit messy around her bum, however its not messy with poo if you know what I mean.

She seems to wee then she will just sit in it, her fur is quite long around there and it also gets lots of bits of hay stuck around there and its harder to remove than the hay that gets caught around her face (probably because of the wee).

What I have been doing is wiping it with a warm damp cloth, but I think it really needs a proper clean. I know you shouldnt bath a bunny and I would never do that but would this be ok, if I was to wipe her with a warm damp cloth that has baby shampoo on it and then wipe it off with clean warm water? And dry her properly with a towel which is what I have been doing anyway.

I dont mind that I have been having to clean her, but I feel really bad when im at work knowing that her fur is probably all wet and I am not there to dry her

She is eating and pooping normally and she has never had any poo stuck in her fur.

I use carefresh in her hutch but its the hay that is really getting stuck down there, and obviously I am putting lots in her hutch while its cold. Anyone with fluffy bunnies have any suggestions?

Could you just trim the long hair round that particular area?

Mine all have long fluffy fur and i just trim the hair around their bums, it really does help

Hiya,

You could trim or ask the vet to shave the fur on the inside of her backlegs and around her groin. Also trim the fur around her tail to normal bunny length. It should still keep her plenty warm enough but will be easy for her to groom.

Is she litter trainned? If so you might need to change the type of litter to something more absorbent. If not then vetbed is good for drawing the wee away from the surface so the top stays dry. You could also put her hay in a hay rack so she can eat it but just walk about in it

It would also be a good idea to get the vet to check her as various things could cause this such as a bladder infection or nervous sytems issues such as EC.

For cleaning try baby wipes. Baby shampoo is designed for washing off so I wouldn't recommend it.

Tam

Thanks, I will trim the fur around there, I had thought about doing this but wasnt sure if it was ok

Is she litter trainned? If so you might need to change the type of litter to something more absorbent. If not then vetbed is good for drawing the wee away from the surface so the top stays dry. You could also put her hay in a hay rack so she can eat it but just walk about in it

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She will mostly use her litter tray, only had a few accidents and the tray is cleaned out each night. Im sure she just sits in the tray though. I have also been putting carefresh in the litter tray so I will try another type of litter. She has vetbed on the top floor of her hutch where I put her food and hay cubes. I will order a hay rack in a minute

I have been putting lots of hay in the hutch to keep her warm but to be honest she just walks through it to get to her tray then goes back upto the top :lol:

I have already made an appointment for the vet because I was a bit worried that there maybe something wrong. We are going in Saturday morning.

Yeah I wasnt sure about the baby shampoo, thought I better check first

I have some baby wipes, didnt even think of using them