doodlebugger
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Our Flemish Giant is dealing with very mild hutch burn. The vet says it's due to his size, and weight, and since he is using a litter box - which is just a large storage tub lined with newspaper, and then timothy hay - he is not able to get away from the moisture and poop. The poop gets stuck in his fur near his privates and it's causing the fur to be all matted up. We have attempted to get the matted fur undone, and that has been a job. He has been on meds twice now because of infection down there. We want to prevent it from happening and the vet says we need to get a litter box with a metal grate (preferably one with pvc coating). The problem is that we cannot find one in a size that is suitable for him to maneuver around in. We need about a 16" deep and 30" wide litter box with a grate that will support his 20 lbs. We don't care about the material - he has a plastic box now, but a metal box would be fine, or if we could get a grate made for his plastic box, that would be perfect.
Does anyone have any recommendations or ideas?? We purchased a piece of the light grate, but it seems awful flimsy for a 20 lb rabbit. Really need to get something fast because his poor behind is getting raw again, no matter how many times we change his litter box. :sad:
Does anyone have any recommendations or ideas?? We purchased a piece of the light grate, but it seems awful flimsy for a 20 lb rabbit. Really need to get something fast because his poor behind is getting raw again, no matter how many times we change his litter box. :sad: