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My two year old mini lop seem to have stopped cleaning his bottom recently.
We were told by the vets a few months ago that he was a little over weight so he was having problems then, but as soon as we knew we reduced his pellets and he returned back to normal weight in no time.
I noticed over the weekend though that his bottom/tail was wet and quite matted (no poop though). I took him to the vets and they clipped his fur and cleaned him up. They said it could be a problem with his teeth as they had a few sharp spikes on them. He has unlimited hay and all they toys in the world to chew and knaw so I don't know how that's happend. But he seems absolutely fine in himself, eating drinking and acting as normal. The vet also mentioned it's quite easy for buns to hurt their back so that could be another possibility, but again I'm not convinced as he's moving around fine, jumping up on to the sofa, standing on his back legs to look around etc. The only thing I've noticed come to think of it is that he doesn't lie down stretched out anymore in superbun position. Just seems to stay in fat Buddha or sitting duck.
Anyway, they prescribed some pain relief for him and suggested we get his teeth sorted sooner rather than later before they do turn into a problem, which of course we will do. But second day on pain relief and his bottom is still a bit wet. I'm a major worrier with my buns, they're my babies and the slightest ailment sends me into panic. Has anyone had this problem before, or have any ideas as to what it could be? Is it possible he's just lazy?? Any help really appreciated!
We were told by the vets a few months ago that he was a little over weight so he was having problems then, but as soon as we knew we reduced his pellets and he returned back to normal weight in no time.
I noticed over the weekend though that his bottom/tail was wet and quite matted (no poop though). I took him to the vets and they clipped his fur and cleaned him up. They said it could be a problem with his teeth as they had a few sharp spikes on them. He has unlimited hay and all they toys in the world to chew and knaw so I don't know how that's happend. But he seems absolutely fine in himself, eating drinking and acting as normal. The vet also mentioned it's quite easy for buns to hurt their back so that could be another possibility, but again I'm not convinced as he's moving around fine, jumping up on to the sofa, standing on his back legs to look around etc. The only thing I've noticed come to think of it is that he doesn't lie down stretched out anymore in superbun position. Just seems to stay in fat Buddha or sitting duck.
Anyway, they prescribed some pain relief for him and suggested we get his teeth sorted sooner rather than later before they do turn into a problem, which of course we will do. But second day on pain relief and his bottom is still a bit wet. I'm a major worrier with my buns, they're my babies and the slightest ailment sends me into panic. Has anyone had this problem before, or have any ideas as to what it could be? Is it possible he's just lazy?? Any help really appreciated!