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Coco's bleeding from her bottom U/D POST 18 GOOD NEWS!

cpayne said:
Oh that's a good update. I've never given doughnut a clean there and she's 6. Like you say I wouldn't be able to do it on my own but it's something I've never been aware of. Good luck with getting the antibiotic into little one. That's the one medicine doughnut is a nightmare with. Even try mixing it with stuff but she sniffs it out!
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Luckily Coco is a dream at giving meds to, they both are really as once they're trapped they know there's no escape until they've had them :lol:. Worth a thought to have a poke about now your doughnut's 6 maybe, or next time you're at the vet perhaps get them to have a quick check? I'd never thought about it before even though I've seen posts on here about it - thought it just related to male bunnies, how wrong I was!

joey&boo said:
fab news - better get some latex gloves & nosepegs at the ready:lol:

I had a very fluffy diva once, Myrtle. I was taking Noodle for a consult with FHB so took the opportunity to have both examined. Myrtle was a little tubby. FHB discovered excess folds of skin that were getting infected & she had to have an op. My mates took the mick for ages about me having a rabbit with a "designer vagina". On her bill it read "labia skin fold trim" :shock: Glad cocos issues are not so severe
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:lol:

Yes, hopefully that's it and a monthly - maybe twice a month or less often - is all that's needed, thankfully.

I wonder actually if that's why lately I've gone into the shed and thought it whiffed a bit more than normal. I'd looked for, but couldn't find, any runny or unusual poop, but definitely could smell something. I'd mentioned it to my husband as we're 50/50 partners on looking after the girls, but as his sense of smell is dire he couldn't smell anything :roll:. So I was right - it was my nose telling me something was wrong but I simply didn't know where to look. And I've been smelling that smell for a while, not all the time, just occasionally. Oh well, it's sorted now.

Thank you, Omi, it is indeed a relief it was nothing major!
 
Angie B said:
Hi everyone :wave:.

All is well, which is a relief.

Basically, the area around her vulva was dirty with remnants of poop and bits of gunk from her scent glands. Apparently, it's quite difficult for girlies to clean themselves effectively that deeply when they get older (and fatter - Coco's a bit "plump" :lol:) due to the folds of the skin and it had got a bit infected too. The vet gave her a good clean and also had to tweezer out what appeared to be a tiny thorn or something which had also got stuck - ouch!

So she's on baytril twice daily for 5 days and metacam once daily for 3 days. If I see any more blood I'm obviously to take her back but the vet doesn't think I will, so that's positive.

Also, starting from next month, once a month I'm to give both girls the once over and clean their vulvas. Lovely. It'll be a two-person job though, of course. But if we can't manage it at home as they tend to really struggle in their known environment - they freeze solid at the vet! - then it'll have to become a regular expense at the vet, but what has to be, will be. I may not have to clean them monthly of course but certainly need to have a close look.

I felt a bit rotten but the vet was very kind and as my husband pointed out, we've had them for 6 years and this is the first time this problem has occurred so not too shabby really.

Oh, she checked Thumper over too who also needed a quick wipe/clean but wasn't too bad. Didn't charge for her, in fact only charged for the consultation for Coco.

So, excellent news all round! I was thinking cancer at worst, UTI at best. The vet laughed at me, but in a kind way :). She knows how worried I get about the animals. After walking in and saying hello, she asked how Twinkie the hamster was, which I thought was lovely :love:.
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Really good news Angie :)
 
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