kattymieoww
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Sending vibes for wee girl Spudsey.x
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Elderly rabbit hind leg soiling
- Thread starter Beatrix Potter
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Beatrix Potter
Mama Doe
jewaller
Alpha Buck
dear beatrix potter,is there something wrong with spudsey,s mechanics-normally a rabbit raises its bum/tail to pee.??-sincerely james waller from the other kent-usaSpudsey is regularly getting in a mess with soiling to her hind legs, can anyone suggest what I can do to prevent this? I'm having to clean her up at least once a day with either a pet wipe or cotton wool in warm water, depending on how much time I have. I then whack some cream on them to try and stop any soreness
Thanks
dex179
Warren Scout
Hi Beatrix Potter
Is it poo or pee that Spudsey is getting soiled with?
My Dexter doesn't eat hay which is a massive problem, so need to give him fibreplex and high fibre-content pellets to stop his poo's from getting too wet and stuck. However there was a very long period where he kept peeing himself, and like you, I had to wash him every day (he got really bad scalding). I did a blood test on him and it turned out there was a problem with his liver. The vets prescribed him Samylin supplements, which helped to normalise his liver and he's largely stopped wetting himself.
In your case though, it may be that Spudsey's got mobility problems (arthritis?) but thought I'd share the Samylin supplement story with you.
Thanks
Is it poo or pee that Spudsey is getting soiled with?
My Dexter doesn't eat hay which is a massive problem, so need to give him fibreplex and high fibre-content pellets to stop his poo's from getting too wet and stuck. However there was a very long period where he kept peeing himself, and like you, I had to wash him every day (he got really bad scalding). I did a blood test on him and it turned out there was a problem with his liver. The vets prescribed him Samylin supplements, which helped to normalise his liver and he's largely stopped wetting himself.
In your case though, it may be that Spudsey's got mobility problems (arthritis?) but thought I'd share the Samylin supplement story with you.
Thanks
Beatrix Potter
Mama Doe
Poo! She's been in her run from Friday night to Monday morning as we're at home and she was spotlessly clean! Not sure if thats because she's now eating some hay (haven't spotted her eating it but droppings look much better) or that its also because she's in her run as opposed to cage so has more room so not restricted. Will see later as shes currently in cage, moved her tray so she has a little more hopping space but damn things are far too small
joey&boo
Wise Old Thumper
Poo! She's been in her run from Friday night to Monday morning as we're at home and she was spotlessly clean! Not sure if thats because she's now eating some hay (haven't spotted her eating it but droppings look much better) or that its also because she's in her run as opposed to cage so has more room so not restricted. Will see later as shes currently in cage, moved her tray so she has a little more hopping space but damn things are far too small
I bet its the hay! I reckon it will have allowed her gut flora to balance out, improve her cecum health etc etc
Winner winner, packed lunch for dinner. I love a Spudsey update
Beatrix Potter
Mama Doe
:wave: Hope so! little tyke I bought oat hay and timothy hay but there wasn't a lot of interest, then ordered some ings hay from dust free hay company as she's snuffly again (so back with nebulising and penicillin
) and then she started nibbling at the original stuff! :roll:Fingers crossed she's still lovely and clean when I get her out tonight.
Beatrix Potter
Mama Doe
Hi All :wave:
Thought I'd give you another Spudsey update She hit 13 last month :shock: but she's not in a great way she is still living in the kitchen but now permanently in a run which is sooo much better. But she is very wobbly on her feet, pretty sure vision isn't great either, still needs bathing every couple of days, in particular her feet which get filthy, and often half way up her tummy. Also constant wet tail.
She has been outside in her old run on a few occasions but only when I know she is spotlessly clean and dry. I have just ordered some F10 wound spray which will hopefully help avoid flystrike and going to use that next week and get her back outside for a bit during the day.
She's been grinding her teeth a fair bit and was convinced that it must have been her teeth, but apparently her bowel wall is very hard at the bottom end and she has been prescribed cisapride.
How she is still going I do not know!
Thought I'd give you another Spudsey update
She hit 13 last month :shock: but she's not in a great way she is still living in the kitchen but now permanently in a run which is sooo much better. But she is very wobbly on her feet, pretty sure vision isn't great either, still needs bathing every couple of days, in particular her feet which get filthy, and often half way up her tummy. Also constant wet tail. She has been outside in her old run on a few occasions but only when I know she is spotlessly clean and dry. I have just ordered some F10 wound spray which will hopefully help avoid flystrike and going to use that next week and get her back outside for a bit during the day.
She's been grinding her teeth a fair bit and was convinced that it must have been her teeth, but apparently her bowel wall is very hard at the bottom end and she has been prescribed cisapride.
How she is still going I do not know!
joey&boo
Wise Old Thumper
Hi All :wave:
Thought I'd give you another Spudsey update
She has been outside in her old run on a few occasions but only when I know she is spotlessly clean and dry. I have just ordered some F10 wound spray which will hopefully help avoid flystrike and going to use that next week and get her back outside for a bit during the day.
She's been grinding her teeth a fair bit and was convinced that it must have been her teeth, but apparently her bowel wall is very hard at the bottom end and she has been prescribed cisapride.
How she is still going I do not know!
awww bless her. Lots of vibes for wee little Spudsey, she's an inspiration
Beatrix Potter
Mama Doe
awww bless her. Lots of vibes for wee little Spudsey, she's an inspiration
Awww thanks! I'm so thankful for being able to work from home at the moment
I'm so sorry about Rudey, just seen the post
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Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
I really hope that the Cisipride helps, the tooth grinding was probably pain related so hopefully she is on analgesia too ?? I cant remember if she was already on daily Metacam ?
When you put her in the outdoor run you could cover it all with Mozzie Netting to try to minimise the risk of any flies getting on to her. If she would allow you to clip her belly fur and the fur under her tail and around her bum that may help with keeping her as clean and dry as possible. I hope she will be able to remain as comfortable as possible, bless her
When you put her in the outdoor run you could cover it all with Mozzie Netting to try to minimise the risk of any flies getting on to her. If she would allow you to clip her belly fur and the fur under her tail and around her bum that may help with keeping her as clean and dry as possible. I hope she will be able to remain as comfortable as possible, bless her
Beatrix Potter
Mama Doe
I really hope that the Cisipride helps, the tooth grinding was probably pain related so hopefully she is on analgesia too ?? I cant remember if she was already on daily Metacam ?
When you put her in the outdoor run you could cover it all with Mozzie Netting to try to minimise the risk of any flies getting on to her. If she would allow you to clip her belly fur and the fur under her tail and around her bum that may help with keeping her as clean and dry as possible. I hope she will be able to remain as comfortable as possible, bless her
Hi Jane :wave:
Still on metacam twice a day. She is happily taking the cisapride directly from the syringe which is good, but we're now on day 5 and she is still grinding away. She's not eating all her veg straightaway now in the morning, but I feed her grass/dandelions/sticky grass/bindweed and whatever else I can lay my hands on in the back garden during the day, and last night I grabbed some bramble leaves from the allotment which I will do again tonight. She's been eating these all fine.
Other half was going to order me some fly protection :roll: but I've just remembered I have a couple of bags of mozzie protection netting that I got absolutely ages ago so they will do just fine. F10 wound spray arrived this morning, although with two cats I am a little paranoid about using it but I will just have to be very careful with it being toxic to them.
Simon did a clip around tail last week and her tummy fur has practically gone now due to constantly having droppings stuck in it and then removed
She still gets a weepy eye as well due to the dermal myxi damaging it last year so she has a bald patch around that as well. Certainly in the wars!
