Shedding...

[Rescuemom]

I swore I'd never get a Siberian Husky because I hate the fur. It gets EVERYWHERE, on EVERYTHING, CLINGS, and it's very light so it FLOATS all over the house before finally settling.

Well, I got a husky in the form of a little Holland Lop. His fur is EXACTLY like a husky and he's ALWAYS shedding fur. ALWAYS.

He is fed Oxbow Essentials, often given a dish of greens on the side, and unlimited Timothy Hay. He even gets the rare treat.

I know in dogs it can be due in part to season and/or diet. Is it something I'm doing or is it just HIM?

If so, any types of combs or brushes that can be recommended? I'm assuming a de-shedder would be best as his fur is SO insanely short... but not too sure at this point. I go to open his cage and fur flies, I tell ya... I can deal with hay all over my house, but the fur can be nasty on my asthma when I'm cleaning his cage.

 

[Nancy McClelland]

We use a horse grooming tool called a rake with our Bull Mastiff, but that won't work with a rabbits delicate skin--does a great job on the dog though.

 

[cwolfec]

I've heard that house rabbits can shed year round, although about every 3 months or so they have a big shed. I just ordered the Furminator for my lionhead, and it's made a HUGE difference. My husband has asthma and there's much less floating fuzz. I highly recommend it! (Just make sure it's the one for small animals)

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004A9UBUQ/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

 

[fuzz16]

Furminator can iritate the skin so dont use it a lot. I use a slicker then pick out tufts

 

[Ellie]

I have the hair buster (ordered from binky bunny.) It works PRETTY well. I'm not 100% happy with it, but I also got the dog one because it was on sale. I'd recommend getting the cat one instead.

It's nice - it picks out the big chunks and slides the rest to his bum so you can just pick it off with your hands.

Good luck! I know, the shedding drives me mad sometimes.

 

[ldoerr]

I use these on my rabbits. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000BUUWN/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20. Works WONDERS on getting rid of the dead hair. I have a friend that cuts them in chuncks so that it is easier to use. 1 will last you a very long time. I have not had to replace mine in 4 or 5 years of using it.

Also this is the BEST slicker brush that I have ever found. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000YIWUXI/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20. These 2 things are the things that I go for when groumping a rabbit.

 

[MyBabyHasPaws]

I have the Furminator too. I dont brush Bugsy at all, he's a mini rex and I dont think he needs it.

Oreo gets brushed sometimes, when she's up for it. If not i get a latex glove and pet her GENTLY. it takes off all the fuzzies.

 

[whitelop]

I just got a slicker brush for my bun and it seems a little harsh. My cats love it but the teeth are SHARP, is that really okay for a rabbits skin?

I also have a small furminator and it doesn't seems to work that well, but I don't want to press that hard when I brush her because I don't want to hurt her.

 

[Ellie]

I got a slicker brush from petsmart (they only had 2 options and the one I had to return cuz it didn't do anything). I ended up drawing blood on MYSELF the 2nd time I used it. I was trying to get the hair out and stabbed myself... that was the day I ordered a different one from binky bunny.

I think if you were hurting them you'd know. Probably with a thump or they'd run away. Buster barely let me use the slicker brush on him, and I sure can't blame him.

 

[bunnylovexoxo]

My little holland lop is the same way! Makes me allergies go crazy!

 

[Yield]

Ugh! I have three rabbits in my room and EVERYTHING is literally COATED with a layer of hair. Working on vacuuming it this week but SERIOUSLY. It's ridiculous!

I wish they'd stop shedding :/ I wonder if there's a food that will lessen the shedding or something.. they have a good diet!

The furminator only half works and only on two of my rabbits. The other rabbit's fur is weird and doesn't take.