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mini lop1

Wise Old Thumper
I know mabel moults a lot but omg this last month :shock: she is now turning more black so its her winter coat, she look a mess though, patches where she has itched loose fur with new growth coming through, ive been trying to keep brushing her abit but feel guilty ill have no rabbit left the amount of hair coming out
 
That's interesting as Stevie is moulting badly. He's an indoor bun and I was getting a bit concerned. I was just about to post a thread about it.
 
tonibun said:
That's interesting as Stevie is moulting badly. He's an indoor bun and I was getting a bit concerned. I was just about to post a thread about it.
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yes I was worried to as I had noticed herself removing hair from dewlap area that's she doesn't have but it was because she has hair growing underneath must be itching her, I have given her another groom she looks all nice again now, need keep doing round her face so it doesn't get in her eyes, I said to her mabel all this hard work for winter coat by time you have gone black it be time to go brown again
 
Tilly doesn't seemed to have stopped moulting all year :( At the moment I can pluck darts off her and Munchie every day.
 
All three of mine this year have been so tatty. Only Mimzy is somewhat back to normal but he still looks terribly patchy...no true solid color like he used to be. If any of it were a bit more brilliant he'd look like a harlequin! :shock:
He also still hasn't grown back his neck fur from August surgery. It's the side of his neck that he tilts towards so maybe that's why. :(
 
MimzMum said:
All three of mine this year have been so tatty. Only Mimzy is somewhat back to normal but he still looks terribly patchy...no true solid color like he used to be. If any of it were a bit more brilliant he'd look like a harlequin! :shock:
He also still hasn't grown back his neck fur from August surgery. It's the side of his neck that he tilts towards so maybe that's why. :(
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it may just regrow all at once, mabel when she was spayed she had her bald patch on belly for over 6months
 
poor girl got nice bald bottom above her tail, abit of fur growing, luckily her hair on back covers it so you cannot see it unless you move her hair
 
Mine aren't moulting at all :shock:

I think they realise they need all the fur they can get at the moment in my cold house:lol:
 
how I s every buns moult going Mabel continues losing more each day :shock: I took a pic of her poor pink bald bottom, its a good job the hair higher up cover it, I was getting worried as its making her feel boney near neck but she isn't, she has actually put weight on over being treated over Christmas :oops: as with last year, I am about to groom her again now, tonight im going to use the rubber brush x
 
ok I purposely missed grooming her yesterday and did a big groom tonight, she is now starting to look more normal and her black winter coat, I trimmed her belly area and dewlap over again with scissors, looks like a sheep, but she is happy again, watch this, next week she will decide its time for spring :lol:
 
mini lop1 said:
ok I purposely missed grooming her yesterday and did a big groom tonight, she is now starting to look more normal and her black winter coat, I trimmed her belly area and dewlap over again with scissors, looks like a sheep, but she is happy again, watch this, next week she will decide its time for spring :lol:
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I hope you are right Mabel :lol:
 
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