Urine diseases

Question
My bunny's leg is sticky because of urine and its fur(hair)was   not very strong i think the reason for it was urine.I want advice for my question soon as possible.
Thank you

Answer
Hi

Urine scald and burn is usually caused by either an unclean cage or an injury or illness that prevents the rabbit from urinating normally.  The best thing to do is to get the rabbit to a vet as soon as you can.

There are so many things that can cause urine scald.  This list was made by Ms. Dana Krempels Ph.D.  She specializes in the care of rabbits and has excellent resources for pet owners.  Please check out this article..

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

Make sure the bunny is kept extremely clean until you can get it to a vet.  The sooner the better.  Urine scald is very painful and the underlying cause can be painful also.  If you need help finding a vet please visit

http://www.rabbit.org/vets/vets.html


Ms. Krempels also has a link in her site that tells how to give the bunny a butt bath.  This will help keep the bunny clean until you can get it to the vet.

I hope the bunny does ok.

Good luck

Pam