jessrabbitowner wrote:
its been going on for since it was a baby. ive had him for ayear. he is peeing and pooping ok and he has good teeth, bright eyes.he eats a small amount of rabbit food but loves apples and has one aday. drink LOTS of water.
he is loosing fur around his feet. when he dribbles under his chin getsall matted and i have trouble brushing him as he scratches and bites.
A little fur matting under the chin is common in unaltered males. Bubonly drools when marking something with his chin, and then I get littlewet marks all over me. His dad was exactly the same, only worse. Partof it is due to the fact that they chin with their mouths opensometimes. I always complain about "ewww, bunny spit!" lol After 12yrs. it doesn't bother me though.
Drooling can also indicate tooth problems or an abcess or other healthproblem. For example, Bub's dad Bunbun died of complications ofchemical poisoning from a misprescribed flea medication, and heeventually developed what appeared to be cancer of the lymph nodes. Hehad a large lump on the side of his neck, and then he began to drool a
lot, all the time, not just when chinning. Later he developedother lumps, but by then he was very sick.
You're right, a wet chin and chest can come from something as simple asthe water bowl or bottle, but it isn't usually wet all the time ifthat's the case, because they usually clean up after themselves.
Fur loss on the feet may or may not be related. That could be fur mites, etc.
What is the extent of the wetness and matting?
You should worry if it is: coming from one side of the mouth, andconstantly; oris accompanied by a lump or other abnormality;or the teeth are too long, misaligned, etc.; or wetness seems excessive(i.e. they don't normallydrool like dogs); or the skin seemsinflamed near the area of wetness.
The normal kind I'm talking about is just slightly damp and the fur isa little curly and stuck together near the chin scent glands.
Good luck, and I hope you find better vets than I did when dealing with that problem. :?
Rose