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Helen66

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:) Hi,

My name is Helen. I have aquired two female baby rabbits today (Wednesday) and I have a slight problem. We have called them Floppsy and Bambi. I am worried about Floppsy as she has a lump of poo stuck to her. It is stuck to where she has wee's from and I don't know which is the best way to remove it. Do I do it myself or do I take her to my vet to have it done. Has anyone got any advice on what I should do with this. She can't be comfortable bless her.

I would really appreciate anyone's help on this.

Thanks.

From Helen.
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If its dry then you can probably just pick it off! If its sticky and stuck in her fur then you could try using a baby wipe or other cleansing type wipe.
What kind of diet are they on and how old are they?
 
Hmmm, I'm afraid I don't really have that much experience of baby rabbits but i imagine it would be ok to get it off your self. Has it dried on? She should be ok with it there I would think, they are very good at grooming themselves. Sorry I know it's not much help.

EDIT: I knew some one else would have some good advice! :D
 
Hi, welcome to RU

With my longhaired guineapigs I use scissors to snip off stuck on poo or wee so you might need to do that if baby wipes or a gentle bum wash doesn't work.

Watch carefully for anymore, as it's not normal for rabbits to have messy bums and it could be the diet she's been fed causing it. As well as being uncomfy for them, in summer it could attract flies causing flystrike so you need to try and sort it out before then.

Hope that helps :)
 
It should be easy to remove with scissors if its on the fur or a damp cloth. It might be worth registering them at the vets and taking them for a general health check. I would get the vet to check the sex of them as well if they are living together as mistakes are often made (especially if they came from a pet shop) and you don't want to end up with babies!
 
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