I have a litter of 4 Lionlops, e seem okay and all are lively and eating, but one keeps getting a large glob of wet droppings stuck to his bottom and tail, I remove and clean daily and am trying probiotics and a gut supplement (syringed) the bunny is eating well and originally I thought the problem was due to them grabbing mums greens, I have now stopped feeding all greens , but am struggling to clean the babe, he had a water botto wash yesterday, but need to sort out the problem and may resort to baby wipes to clean him without wetting...someone suggested Cocci, but at the moment the bunny shows no symptoms related...ay ideas on problem also any tips on cleaning would be appreciated
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Baby with dirty bottom
- Thread starter Floppylop
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InspectorMorse
Wise Old Thumper
I’d get a fecal test done pdq as the problem could well be coccidiosis, just not a heavy enough load (yet) to make the Kit really ill. As you probably know coccidiosis is highly contagious with a high mortality rate. So you need to act fast if there is any hint of a GI tract problem. How old are the Kits ? What pellet feed do you give ? Is the kit with the problem likely to carry the spotted gene ?
As for cleaning, I would just use warm water. You will need to house the family indoors as daily washing will lead to hypothermia if the kit is outdoors. Using baby wipes can cause skin irritation.
As for cleaning, I would just use warm water. You will need to house the family indoors as daily washing will lead to hypothermia if the kit is outdoors. Using baby wipes can cause skin irritation.
