flowerpower
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Hello,
I haven't posted on here for over a year, but I felt the need to reach out and see if I can get any help. I have a ~2 year old mini Rex house rabbit (never ever locked in a cage). I absolutely love him to pieces but the shedding is driving me nuts. I was crying this afternoon as the sun lowered and revealed sooo many hairs everywhere. As he hoped through our living room, I could see a cloud of hair fluffing up behind him. I have been googling and researching everywhere about maybe a diet, suppliment, brush, anything that will help reduce his shedding. Its not just seasonal either. Ive seen him go through his seasonal molts, but this is just general constant persistent EXCESSIVE shedding. Every time you pet him, anywhere,even his nose, even one swift pet on the head, and there is instantly 200 hairs flying through the air. I, literally, vaccumm our 1,500 square foot great room, all the chairs, couches, table tops, kitchen counters daily because his hair is so light it circulates through the air and lands everywhere!
Anyone have any ideas. I feed a high quality pelleted timothy based feed and has constantly supply of fresh water, and a mix of orchard grass and timothy hay. He gets a few veggie treat. He has recently discovered our dog's food (Halo- has bits of dired carrot, cranberry, and peas in it) but I think he is just stealing the dried fruits out of it. He does sit next to our lizard cages in the afternoon where it is warm. But even before this, shedding was an issue. I think I am going to take him to our specialty vet, and see if there is any hormonal issues going on, because I would hate for him to become impacted with hair (not an issue so far, doesn't groom himself much).
Any recommended brush for shedding ( I use a furminator 1-2 times a week)?
Any recommended diet? Raw food diet? Any food or suppliments to reduce hair loss?
Any thoughts, recommendations would be appreciated!
Here are some recent pictures, both for kicks, and to show coat condition.
Busy hopping under our formal dining room table. I just vacummed the chairs, floors, and table about 4 hours ago. Notice coat of hair on chairs now!
Begging for me to share some of my daily breakfast of banana.
And visiting with our lizard, Big Dude (note, vegetarian lizard, eats only lettuce, just so everyone is clear)
I haven't posted on here for over a year, but I felt the need to reach out and see if I can get any help. I have a ~2 year old mini Rex house rabbit (never ever locked in a cage). I absolutely love him to pieces but the shedding is driving me nuts. I was crying this afternoon as the sun lowered and revealed sooo many hairs everywhere. As he hoped through our living room, I could see a cloud of hair fluffing up behind him. I have been googling and researching everywhere about maybe a diet, suppliment, brush, anything that will help reduce his shedding. Its not just seasonal either. Ive seen him go through his seasonal molts, but this is just general constant persistent EXCESSIVE shedding. Every time you pet him, anywhere,even his nose, even one swift pet on the head, and there is instantly 200 hairs flying through the air. I, literally, vaccumm our 1,500 square foot great room, all the chairs, couches, table tops, kitchen counters daily because his hair is so light it circulates through the air and lands everywhere!
Anyone have any ideas. I feed a high quality pelleted timothy based feed and has constantly supply of fresh water, and a mix of orchard grass and timothy hay. He gets a few veggie treat. He has recently discovered our dog's food (Halo- has bits of dired carrot, cranberry, and peas in it) but I think he is just stealing the dried fruits out of it. He does sit next to our lizard cages in the afternoon where it is warm. But even before this, shedding was an issue. I think I am going to take him to our specialty vet, and see if there is any hormonal issues going on, because I would hate for him to become impacted with hair (not an issue so far, doesn't groom himself much).
Any recommended brush for shedding ( I use a furminator 1-2 times a week)?
Any recommended diet? Raw food diet? Any food or suppliments to reduce hair loss?
Any thoughts, recommendations would be appreciated!
Here are some recent pictures, both for kicks, and to show coat condition.
Busy hopping under our formal dining room table. I just vacummed the chairs, floors, and table about 4 hours ago. Notice coat of hair on chairs now!
Begging for me to share some of my daily breakfast of banana.
And visiting with our lizard, Big Dude (note, vegetarian lizard, eats only lettuce, just so everyone is clear)