BiterBunny
Active Member
Bunny's snotty nose has mostly cleared up, but we have a new problem. I first noticed a small wet patch on his side and a small bit of missing hair about a week and a half ago. I figured he'd just accidentally pulled a bit too much out and it'd grow back.
We have been working on brushing and he lets me do it a bit more now, so he is not shedding very much.
The patch seemed to grow back in. But this morning I gave him his hay as usual (Any tricks on getting a rabbit to eat hay? I cut down his pellets, cut down his veggies, withheld pellets for a bit longer than usual, went a day without veggies, switched brands of hay, added a bit of alfalfa, added dried herbs. And he still is not much of a fan.) and noticed a large wet patch between his from and back legs on his right side. It's a LARGE wet patch and the fur is slightly slumped together as though he maybe laid in a pee spot? And a bit of a bigger patch of fur is missing (I think, I think it's more fur than just being clumped together.). I tried to gently brush out the clumped together fur, but he was having none of that. And with his snotty nose, I really don't want to try a bath and possible aggravate him.
Is there any reason he might be overgrooming/urinating on himself? His cage is clean, he has fresh pellets/hay/water, tons of toys (Wiffle balls, baby rings, multiple wood chews, seagrass chews, loofah chews, pumice, bamboo shredders, etc.), his litter box is clean and I haven't changed his litter in awhile (We did a switch from aspen to Carefresh brand fresh sorb, but that stuff absorbed as well as wet newspaper, so we switched back to aspen.). He's on fleece and towels with fleece blankies and beds.
Any help appreciated, thanks!
We have been working on brushing and he lets me do it a bit more now, so he is not shedding very much.
The patch seemed to grow back in. But this morning I gave him his hay as usual (Any tricks on getting a rabbit to eat hay? I cut down his pellets, cut down his veggies, withheld pellets for a bit longer than usual, went a day without veggies, switched brands of hay, added a bit of alfalfa, added dried herbs. And he still is not much of a fan.) and noticed a large wet patch between his from and back legs on his right side. It's a LARGE wet patch and the fur is slightly slumped together as though he maybe laid in a pee spot? And a bit of a bigger patch of fur is missing (I think, I think it's more fur than just being clumped together.). I tried to gently brush out the clumped together fur, but he was having none of that. And with his snotty nose, I really don't want to try a bath and possible aggravate him.
Is there any reason he might be overgrooming/urinating on himself? His cage is clean, he has fresh pellets/hay/water, tons of toys (Wiffle balls, baby rings, multiple wood chews, seagrass chews, loofah chews, pumice, bamboo shredders, etc.), his litter box is clean and I haven't changed his litter in awhile (We did a switch from aspen to Carefresh brand fresh sorb, but that stuff absorbed as well as wet newspaper, so we switched back to aspen.). He's on fleece and towels with fleece blankies and beds.
Any help appreciated, thanks!