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Urgent over grooming wounds

Lillian

Lillian

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Can anyone suggest something to help with bunny overgrooming and causing bleeding?

Myxi bun has been constantly licking at her swollen genitals and the skin is cracking and bleeding. I am bathing everything frequently but that encourages her to groom more. I can't put any kind of collar on that might prevent eating because if she can't eat by herself she's not going to survive myxi.

She is on pain meds and otherwise improving and happy.
 
rabbit medical shirt? I don't know where you'd get one at this time of night though. perhaps an out of hours vet has one spare? I'm not sure :( https://www.hyperdrug.co.uk/Medical-Pet-Shirt-Rabbit-Green/productinfo/MEDPETSR/

or an inflatable ring like this, she can still eat but not groom. I don't know how much of a good idea it is https://www.amazon.co.uk/Emwel-Infl...id=1533838188&sr=8-3&keywords=inflatable+cone

I wouldn't advise a lampshade cone unless under extreme circumstances, it gives them too much stress and they can't eat as you said.
 
Problem with t-shirt or anything covering her genitals is she'll be peeing in it and then it'll burn the skin, I have to work several hours a day so I can't be here all the time and I highly doubt there's an inflatable collar to fit a 5 - 6 week old. It's a very tricky situation, I'm really not sure what will work. She just needs to leave it alone for a few days so it can heal up.
 
binkyCodie said:
rabbit medical shirt? I don't know where you'd get one at this time of night though. perhaps an out of hours vet has one spare? I'm not sure :( https://www.hyperdrug.co.uk/Medical-Pet-Shirt-Rabbit-Green/productinfo/MEDPETSR/

or an inflatable ring like this, she can still eat but not groom. I don't know how much of a good idea it is https://www.amazon.co.uk/Emwel-Infl...id=1533838188&sr=8-3&keywords=inflatable+cone

I wouldn't advise a lampshade cone unless under extreme circumstances, it gives them too much stress and they can't eat as you said.
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I agree with binkycodie, the rabbit medical shirt would probably be your best bet. I can't imagine where you would get one this evening though either. An out of hours vet would certainly be worth a ring. Other than that they stock them in Amazon, but the soonest you could get one delivered would be Saturday (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rabbit-Pet-Shirt-Small-Green/dp/B00AUC9D5Q). Another option might be an all-in-one baby suit, without sleeves and arms, but it will possibly be too large even in the smallest size (I think your rabbit is very young?).
 
I think otherwise is a medical vest won't do, a cone wouldn't work, you best bet is to call your vet again and see what they can advise. there aren't really any other options in all honesty, or not that I can think of. really stupid but - why is she licking it so much? I've always been taught if you can try and get a rabbit to be as comfortable as possible, they will leave their wounds alone, but that is in the case of neutering/spaying. I haven't been following however so I don't know exactly what is happening.

either way, would be best to talk to your vet again in this case so they can brainstorm and see what will work.

long shot in the dark but maybe nappies and a medical vest would work, so the urine is soaked up. I'm not sure.
 
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