thetwobunnies
Well-Known Member
So I have had my male rabbit since 2012 (january) and he was neutered mid december of 2011 so he has been neutered for a while. I adopted him from a rescue so I am unaware of his previous home, but anyway I have noticed this problem with him shortly after he became accustomed to his new house. He would often sit and "leak" urine, thus creating a huge mess and his bottom area/ feet are SOAKED in urine. It is so disgusting, and dirty. He flicks it when he moves - splattering urine on the hardwood floor and/ or walls. Not to mention the entire floor of his cage is covered in little droplets and small puddles of urine.
I thought he had a UTI at first, so I took him to the vet like mid last year - everything was normal and the vet told me to maybe change his living area up a bit - which did help, but only for a short period of time. It's been a little over a year now, and he is very fearful of his carrier because that means he is getting a butt bath and/ or nails trimmed (depending on the situation) so he usually runs away, and I put food in there but he will stretch his little body out so he never has to put his hind legs in the carrier - which was kind of cute and quirky the first time, but after a while when all you want is a clean rabbit; it gets VERY tiring and annoying (I usually end up pushing him in when at least half of his body is in the carrier). I also put a towel down so he can sit on it and at least dry his feet off, but his bum/ tail area is also SOAKED, so when I try to gently pat it dry he flips and scurries off.
So I just got to thinking, is this just something that male rabbits do? It doesn't even seem like he has any control over his bladder usually. He literally just sits and when he moves to change position or go downstairs you can hear him flick his feet and tiny droplets of urine hitting the hard surface. And sure enough - there's a puddle of urine right where he was sitting.
I thought he had a UTI at first, so I took him to the vet like mid last year - everything was normal and the vet told me to maybe change his living area up a bit - which did help, but only for a short period of time. It's been a little over a year now, and he is very fearful of his carrier because that means he is getting a butt bath and/ or nails trimmed (depending on the situation) so he usually runs away, and I put food in there but he will stretch his little body out so he never has to put his hind legs in the carrier - which was kind of cute and quirky the first time, but after a while when all you want is a clean rabbit; it gets VERY tiring and annoying (I usually end up pushing him in when at least half of his body is in the carrier). I also put a towel down so he can sit on it and at least dry his feet off, but his bum/ tail area is also SOAKED, so when I try to gently pat it dry he flips and scurries off.
So I just got to thinking, is this just something that male rabbits do? It doesn't even seem like he has any control over his bladder usually. He literally just sits and when he moves to change position or go downstairs you can hear him flick his feet and tiny droplets of urine hitting the hard surface. And sure enough - there's a puddle of urine right where he was sitting.