Urine burn. Seven year old rabbit anatomy goes to the left. Currently on loxicam isaderm cream but this now stopped, isaderm. Has been on antibiotics. Vet wants to euthanise if occurs in next month. He’s well in self eating and wants to come out, house rabbit. Please advise of any other creams that help just read about neo- predef and silvadene. Recurrent problem had ultrasound and X-ray in past no bladder stones. Thank you in advance. Not sure how to use this site tried to post previously.
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Urine burn, help needed please. Seven year old rabbit anatomy goes to the left. Has been on isaderm cream, still on loxicam. Been on antibiotics vet
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Sorry you haven't had a response to your query.
There's a 'search' facility - right hand side of the green bar at the top of this page. Type in something like 'urine scald' and you will get some useful information from previous posts on the subject, such as:
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The usual advice for managing urine damaged skin is to gently wash the affected area with warm water (daily, if needed) - use a shallow container, washing up bowl, or similar and splash / sponge the water on. Gently dry it thoroughly, and then apply a suitable cream to protect the skin and allow it to heal. Sudocrem used to be recommended, but I'm sure there are other creams available. It helps if you can clip the fur right back in the affected area, as that will help to keep it dry. Wet fur against the skin just makes the situation harder to deal with.
Also look at the area where the rabbit lives and toilets. Puppy pads and / or towels (as long as they don't try to eat them) on the floor will draw urine away, particularly if the rabbit tends to sit in urine in one area a lot. Change these regularly as well so that the rabbit isn't sitting in urine.
There's a 'search' facility - right hand side of the green bar at the top of this page. Type in something like 'urine scald' and you will get some useful information from previous posts on the subject, such as:
E cuniculi — can you give me some hope?
Hi, everyone! My dear rabbit Leila (code name “The Goose”) is fighting E. cuniculi. Leila first showed symptoms last September (wobbliness; loss of appetite; wouldn’t drink) but recovered on her own within two weeks, before we could figure out what was wrong. She had another flare last...
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The usual advice for managing urine damaged skin is to gently wash the affected area with warm water (daily, if needed) - use a shallow container, washing up bowl, or similar and splash / sponge the water on. Gently dry it thoroughly, and then apply a suitable cream to protect the skin and allow it to heal. Sudocrem used to be recommended, but I'm sure there are other creams available. It helps if you can clip the fur right back in the affected area, as that will help to keep it dry. Wet fur against the skin just makes the situation harder to deal with.
Also look at the area where the rabbit lives and toilets. Puppy pads and / or towels (as long as they don't try to eat them) on the floor will draw urine away, particularly if the rabbit tends to sit in urine in one area a lot. Change these regularly as well so that the rabbit isn't sitting in urine.
