Mouse's fur

[Graciee]

look at these humungous chunks of wax I just extracted from Mousey's ear:shock: - poor girlie

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Yikes! How'd you get that out? [emoji38]

 

[joey&boo]

the biggest lump was jutting out enough that I could get tweezers on it, the second lump I loosened with cotton bud moistened with olive oil & she shook that out (on to my jumper :lol Just think that 5p will be back in circulation before too long :lol:

 

[a reader of books]

Wow! She must be glad to have that out of her ear! :shock:

I'm thi:lol:nking Mouse & Rudey could have made some nice organic candles together if she'd had this issue earlier. Wax supplied by Mouse, scent by Rudey

:lol:

 

[joey&boo]

She must feel so much better for having it out - I can't believe the size. I know Ruth (vet) said she took big chunk out of her ear but I was in the carpark so didn't actually see it. Maybe with Mouse seeing a stand-in vet at last appointment her ears weren't attended to. I'm not experienced in bunny ear wax so this is a new thing for me. Mousey the bunny that keeps giving :lol:

 

[Omi]

Crikey :shock: I bet she can hear better now. Were they both in the same ear? Have you looked in the other one?

 

[joey&boo]

Crikey :shock: I bet she can hear better now. Were they both in the same ear? Have you looked in the other one?

Yep, both in same ear. Her other ear looks clear - she can get her foot in that one still. I thought maybe she can hear now so tried singing to her but she snoozed through

 

[a reader of books]

She must feel so much better for having it out - I can't believe the size. I know Ruth (vet) said she took big chunk out of her ear but I was in the carpark so didn't actually see it. Maybe with Mouse seeing a stand-in vet at last appointment her ears weren't attended to. I'm not experienced in bunny ear wax so this is a new thing for me. Mousey the bunny that keeps giving :lol:

I never knew so much wax could be in one ear! She certainly gave you some nice gifts today. :lol:

 

[keletkezes]

I'm thi:lol:nking Mouse & Rudey could have made some nice organic candles together if she'd had this issue earlier. Wax supplied by Mouse, scent by Rudey

LMAO Oh man, a missed opportunity to inflict Rudey's bum on everyone :lol:

 

[Cuthbert&Dillon]

Wow thats a heck of a haul from one ear!

 

[joey&boo]

Wow thats a heck of a haul from one ear!

I know! I can't stop looking at it. Happily Bob is home so I can thrust it in front of him regularly too

 

[Pets mum]

I know! I can't stop looking at it. Happily Bob is home so I can thrust it in front of him regularly too

Lucky Bob :lol: well done for getting that of Mousies ear, bet she feels loads better

 

[joey&boo]

I feel bad that she must have been uncomfortable.

 

[Pets mum]

I feel bad that she must have been uncomfortable.

No don't feel bad, you look after her brilliantly, bet she never noticed it was there !

 

[Scrappy's Little Helper]

That's an impressive amount of wax you had there Mousey! That must have been a satisfying job, up there with pimple popping!

 

[InspectorMorse]

I feel bad that she must have been uncomfortable.

Your Vet might be able to suggest an ear cleaning solution to apply every few days. This helps prevent wax build up. You just pop a few drops into each ear canal and then massage the ear bases.

I would have a good feel around Mouse’s ear bases today if you haven’t already. When the ear canals have been bunged up with wax for a time infection can set in underneath. This can cause ear base abscesses. Your Vet might want to have a look into the ear canals with an otoscope to make sure there is no pus deep in the ear canal. This is by no means an inevitable scenario, but thought I had better mention it

 

[Zoobec]

I'm thi:lol:nking Mouse & Rudey could have made some nice organic candles together if she'd had this issue earlier. Wax supplied by Mouse, scent by Rudey

:lol:

I feel bad that she must have been uncomfortable.

You weren’t to know that it was building up like that. So you shouldn’t beat yourself up about it. I’m guessing it’s worse since she can’t get her foot in her ear to clean it now.

 

[joey&boo]

Thanks everyone

Your Vet might be able to suggest an ear cleaning solution to apply every few days. This helps prevent wax build up. You just pop a few drops into each ear canal and then massage the ear bases.

I would have a good feel around Mouse’s ear bases today if you haven’t already. When the ear canals have been bunged up with wax for a time infection can set in underneath. This can cause ear base abscesses. Your Vet might want to have a look into the ear canals with an otoscope to make sure there is no pus deep in the ear canal. This is by no means an inevitable scenario, but thought I had better mention it

I appreciate you mentioning it. I've discussed ear cleaners with my vet (Ruth) for Mousey & she really doesn't like using them on bunnies (dogs yes) as says they can really irritate their delicate ears. I trust Ruth so I have to go with that. I'll keep an eye out for any changes in her demeanor, gait, odours (I had a good whiff of the ear wax & was surprised it didn't smell) & lumps. I'll call Ruth when she's back in to get her thoughts. Any worries in the meantime we've got a pretty good (I think) bunny vet locally

 

[joey&boo]

A little update. I bought some Oxbow Skin & Coat tabs (have prior vet approval). Only started 5 days ago & I can see, feel & hear (hairs that stick together aren't making rasping sound) a difference

I don't own shares in Oxbow supplements - honest :lol:

 

[Omi]

Sounds good, what's the ingredients?

 

[Pets mum]

That's great news, nice soft little Mousie