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Dewlap-ectomy?

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Sky-O

Wise Old Thumper
I don’t know what else to call it. Has anyone ever had a rabbit who has had their dewlap removed? Specifically because they were grossly overweight, now a healthy weight, and the skin left from the massive dewlap prevents them from cleaning properly or eating their caecs and is seemingly impacting their quality of life?

Just wondering- not looking to do anything just yet- just didn’t even know if it was a thing or not.
 
Not dewlap but abdominal excess baggy skin.

Not me but Frances Harcourt-Brown told me of a rabbit at Bunny Burrows rescue that was in the same predicament due to weight loss and the rolls of skin were a significant hazard to health so she performed a "tummy tuck".. apparently it made it to the news, very much suggesting it was a cosmetic procedure and completely distorting the necessity for the procedure.

I am sure she would be happy to discuss with a vet re pros and cons etc.
 
Bunny Buddy said:
Not dewlap but abdominal excess baggy skin.

Not me but Frances Harcourt-Brown told me of a rabbit at Bunny Burrows rescue that was in the same predicament due to weight loss and the rolls of skin were a significant hazard to health so she performed a "tummy tuck".. apparently it made it to the news, very much suggesting it was a cosmetic procedure and completely distorting the necessity for the procedure.

I am sure she would be happy to discuss with a vet re pros and cons etc.
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This is INCREDIBLY helpful, thank you. She also has rolls around the base of her back/tail too, but they cause less functional issues than the dewlap. It’s good to know it’s an actual thing and not something I made up.
 
Ditto to BB response. My Vet did a ‘cosmetic procedure’ (in reality a clinically necessary procedure) on a Doe who had folds of excess skin all around her genitals and abdomen after significant weight loss. She came into Rescue so obese that she could not hop, only waddle :cry:

Her Dewlap was not really effected though.
 
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Sky-O said:
This is INCREDIBLY helpful, thank you. She also has rolls around the base of her back/tail too, but they cause less functional issues than the dewlap. It’s good to know it’s an actual thing and not something I made up.
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This isn't the article that Frances told me about, as it was an English, possibly regional, newspaper, but this is the case she was talking about. I would have a strong suspicion that it would be one of the case histories that she is busily working on to upload onto her website.

https://www.iol.co.za/news/eish/nip-and-tuck-bunny-happy-with-new-hare-style-60389
 
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