Hockeyaholic Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 Hello, I was just wondering if anyone elses bunnies suffer with dry skin? My bunnie Tallulah is a mini lop with fur on her bum like cotton wool it often gets matted when she gets wet cause it goes all curly so I frequently have to brush her. Anyway whilst I was doing this over the weekend, she started to bleed a bit, I was so worried - I thought i'd caught her with the comb. We mopped her up with some antiseptic and thought I'd check her today. When I did I noticed her fur was a bit clumpy somewhere else and noticed that it was bleeding a bit too. I checked her thoroughly for mites/eggs as I frequently do anyway in case of fly strike but found nothing. Shes always had dry skin either side of her tail but it's never bled before. I keep her hutch and run very clean, and check them daily for dirty bums etc. She seems herself and is eating/drinking fine and I'm going to ring the vets tomorrow but I'm so worried and was just wondering if anyone had experienced something similar?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy-Mama Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 sorry to hear about your bunny's bad skin, mine has had dry skin before but not bleeding. how did it go at the vets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyaholic Posted June 19, 2009 Author Share Posted June 19, 2009 Haven't taken her to the vets yet, I've been checking her all week and seen no bleeding since and beginning to wonder if she'd just gone a bit OTT pulling fur out. She's at the vets next week for a booster so will discuss with the vets then, unless she starts bleeding again then of course she'll be going to the vets sooner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyaholic Posted June 28, 2009 Author Share Posted June 28, 2009 I took Tallulah to the vets and it seems she's essentially just a very lazy bunny and needs to clean herself more often (vets words, not mine)...despite me brushing her regularly a layer of dead skin got trapped in the fur and resulted in her skin becoming sore and subsequently bleeding when I brushed her. The vet shaved her bottom and tail and I now have to bathe her daily with savalon and put vasaline on her as a barrier. It also seemed that having a cat litter tray in the run was a bad idea as she would urinate in it and subsequently sit in it - exacerbating the problem. We've now removed the cat litter tray and are going to trim her regularly to hopefully prevent it happening again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy-Mama Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Hi, did the vet say that you should have a litter tray for rabbits at all or is it just that it hasn't worked for poor Tallulah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyaholic Posted July 1, 2009 Author Share Posted July 1, 2009 I think it depends on the bunny, as my other bunny Delilah is fine. The vet was saying that lops (i.e. Tallulah) generally tend to be more lazy and will just sit in their own urine, not do much and not clean themselves. Whereas Netherland Dwarfs (i.e. Delilah) are always on the go and very particular about being clean. This is most definately the case with my two bunnies. Before I got the litter tray though, they used to 'do their business' in one corner of the run and since removing the the litter tray they have reverted back to this. I just place some wooden slats in this corner so Tallulah can't sit in it and ensure I sweep and hose down this area each day. So if you're concerned I guess you could try slats in a litter tray so the bunny can't sit in the damp whilst still being able to contain the mess. Alternatively you can just flip the litter tray upside down like I have allowing the bunnies to have a new 'toy'. I think Tallulah thinks she's queen of the castle or something sitting on top of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
