Shaving Rabbits?

Please, Please do not shave him/her.
I had this bright idea to do this a while back on Babii and the slightest mistake in the stroke and it's super noticeable. Took a long time for it to grow out and look decent again. (but she changed her color )
I'd say just rub her with a damp cloth (it'll attract dead hair) and rough it out.

The Furminator is basically just a blade on a stick - no batteries needed....you just brush!

undergunfire wrote:

The Furminator is basically just a blade on a stick - no batteries needed....you just brush!

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Kind of like what I use to thin out my horse's mane...it's called a "Solo Comb" and it's basically the same thing as the Furminator.

BrittsBunny wrote:

undergunfire wrote:

The Furminator is basically just a blade on a stick - no batteries needed....you just brush!

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Kind of like what I use to thin out my horse's mane...it's called a "Solo Comb" and it's basically the same thing as the Furminator.

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Exactly....kind of like that !

Brandy456 wrote:

Please, Please do not shave him/her.
I had this bright idea to do this a while back on Babii and the slightest mistake in the stroke and it's super noticeable. Took a long time for it to grow out and look decent again. (but she changed her color )
I'd say just rub her with a damp cloth (it'll attract dead hair) and rough it out.

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I am not going to shave him, but I am going to get the Furminator since it might help the process of molting. Believe me, I don't want to ruin his pretty coat either...but as of right now, he looks like a mangy rabbit that is just shedding out.

My Pancake and Riley shed quite a bit. Riley's finishing up his second shed of fur for just this spring.

I've considered having Pancake's fur shaved short because it's so thick and it's obvious that she is sometimes uncomfortably warm. Lately her coat's thinned out enough that she seems okay.

As far as brushes and combs, I've tried a variety. I tried a brush, a slicker, a shedding comb, and a furminator clone (they're all the same). None of them helped, and in fact I found out that it's terribly easy for some of these tools to scratch and cut my buns. I couldn't believe how thin and sensitive their skin is.

(Pancake has long, thick fur (up to my first knuckle on my index finger) and Riley's is a bit shorter and much thinner.)

My 2 primary concerns are the fact that I've seen rabbits suffer from shock and hypothermia after being shaved. I know of one Fuzzy Lop that was shaved at the vet - they cut it up quite a bit and it died shortly after. I know of an Angora that succumbed to hypothermia after being shaved. The skin also tears very easily, so rips are common.

I agree...I have had to shave a cat at groom school and it was so scary due to their delicate skin - I can't imagine shaving a rabbit if you don't know how to properly use a clipper.

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My 2 primary concerns are the fact that I've seen rabbits suffer from shock and hypothermia after being shaved. I know of one Fuzzy Lop that was shaved at the vet - they cut it up quite a bit and it died shortly after. I know of an Angora that succumbed to hypothermia after being shaved. The skin also tears very easily, so rips are common.

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Eeeeeek that's horrible! :shock:Well Wrangler is almost done with his molt, so I am not going to worry about a furminator at the moment...I guess I really don't need one. Thanks for the information...but can rabbits get hypothermia in a warm climate like Florida? Our winters can get very cold (in the teens), but most of the time throughout the year it is hot and humid.

I have a shedder, similar to furminator, it dosen't shave off the fur. Very useful though, I would even reccomend it for rabbits (although practise on a pet first)

Demismith wrote:

I have a shedder, similar to furminator, it dosen't shave off the fur. Very useful though, I would even reccomend it for rabbits (although practise on a pet first)

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Thanks for the recommendation! As for right now, I am just going to let nature take it's course...meaning, I am just going to stick to him molting out and me plucking and brushing!