Dropping fur

Question
Hi!

My name is sofia and i have a one year old mini-rex cross lop. My rabbit was born with bad legs but can still walk a jump very well we also give her vitamins to keep her strong, We recently went on a holiday to China, she was taken good care of but she didnt get as much exercise when we took her home we noticed she was dropping lots of fur and now her bottom dosent have much fur she has some bald spots two. we asked around and someone told us when rabbtis a two wet the drop fur in bundles and because she has bad legs when goes to pee her bum is always wet. Is that true and what can we do about it ? were really worriedthat it will make our bunny sad, she seems to be eating and drinking the same but were still worried




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Sofia

Answer
Dear Sofia,

It sounds as if your bunny has developed urine scald from not being able to posture correctly to urinate.  Please read:

www.bio.miami.edu/hare/urinary.html

www.bio.miami.edu/hare/furloss.html

and especially:

www.bio.miami.edu/hare/buttbath.html

which will help you with instructions on how to keep her clean so that her fur can grow back.

You should be able to find a good vet here:

www.rabbit.org/vets

who can help with the problem, even if it's only with pain medication so she can posture better to urinate. But a full exam will reveal the source of the problem and let you know whether it is treatable, or something that she'll have to deal with for her whole life.  I hope this helps.

Dana