Wondering if anyone can give some advice on looking after our rabbit.
Recently, he has stopped using his litter tray and we found his back legs were damp with urine. He also seemed in discomfort: sitting hunched up. Initially, he was treated by the vet for a UTI. A few days later he stopped going up to his hutch at night and, after another vet trip, he was diagnosed with possible arthritis. We still keep him in his run during the day (have added some extra places for him to hide as not using hutch), but bring him inside before it gets dark. We have also bought some new litter trays with low sides for easy access. He has been using these on occasions, but we have noticed he will still urinate on the ground. He is also still getting urine on his back legs (although not as bad as before). We are not sure if this is because he is sitting in the urine when he is not using the litter tray, or if he is starting to become incontinent. We do wash his back end regularly as we are worried that the skin on his legs will become sore. He seems ok in himself: still relaxing stretched out and eating and drinking as usual. Is there anything else we could do (or possibly anything we are doing wrong)? We have another vet appointment next week to check on progress.
Recently, he has stopped using his litter tray and we found his back legs were damp with urine. He also seemed in discomfort: sitting hunched up. Initially, he was treated by the vet for a UTI. A few days later he stopped going up to his hutch at night and, after another vet trip, he was diagnosed with possible arthritis. We still keep him in his run during the day (have added some extra places for him to hide as not using hutch), but bring him inside before it gets dark. We have also bought some new litter trays with low sides for easy access. He has been using these on occasions, but we have noticed he will still urinate on the ground. He is also still getting urine on his back legs (although not as bad as before). We are not sure if this is because he is sitting in the urine when he is not using the litter tray, or if he is starting to become incontinent. We do wash his back end regularly as we are worried that the skin on his legs will become sore. He seems ok in himself: still relaxing stretched out and eating and drinking as usual. Is there anything else we could do (or possibly anything we are doing wrong)? We have another vet appointment next week to check on progress.