Bunny Pumi
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Hello everyone,
My 5 month old rabbit is moulting a lot, especially on his sides! We adopted him in June so he is still very afraid of us. I see him grooming himself all the time and he has shed both sides of his body without my help. I am so afraid of him having stomach issues with all the hair he is losing and possibly consuming. Since he is very afraid of us, we do not pick him up at all. We tried grooming him with our hands when he was eating pellets but he would run when we slowly walk over.
The only time we are able to pet him (barely), is when we give him a small piece of fruit as a treat. That is the only 15 seconds I can use to gently pull some hair off of him. With that, I don't think its enough grooming on my end to help keep the fur away from him ingesting it. Any suggestions on how to groom a very scared rabbit without losing his trust? Any tip helps! Here is also a photo of him and his moulting progress. Thank you!
My 5 month old rabbit is moulting a lot, especially on his sides! We adopted him in June so he is still very afraid of us. I see him grooming himself all the time and he has shed both sides of his body without my help. I am so afraid of him having stomach issues with all the hair he is losing and possibly consuming. Since he is very afraid of us, we do not pick him up at all. We tried grooming him with our hands when he was eating pellets but he would run when we slowly walk over.
The only time we are able to pet him (barely), is when we give him a small piece of fruit as a treat. That is the only 15 seconds I can use to gently pull some hair off of him. With that, I don't think its enough grooming on my end to help keep the fur away from him ingesting it. Any suggestions on how to groom a very scared rabbit without losing his trust? Any tip helps! Here is also a photo of him and his moulting progress. Thank you!