So I might have to switch to butt paste. He was only in a diaper part of the
day and the bedding was dry and he himself felt dry when I checked him after he
escaped his diaper. I even patted him with a Kleenex to see if it got wet. The
fur was dry the skin was dry. But at the bedtime ointment and diaper
application, I noticed some of the skin in the folded area near his butt was
dark pink. Maybe the skin is still sensitive and so a wee bit of wee irritated
it? Or maybe the pee is getting caught in the loose skin of his back end, From
where he’s lost weight over the years (he used to be a piggie). I put him in
the litter box several times a day to go pee, I’ve got good bedding, he gets
diapers for the night and half the day (if he doesn’t wriggle out), and he’s
got ointment twice a day….. arggg!! Dammit! So frustrated. Am I the only one
with a bunny that is partly immobile and keeps peeing on himself? I don’t want
him to get sores again.
-Brenda
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On Dec 9, 2021, at 10:18 PM, Janet G <wildharerescue@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Aww, I love thar he did 3 laps Brenda, sounds like he’s doing great ans also
happy the Faux sheepskin and A and D is working for you, it sure worked for
us too.
Love Janet
On Thu, Dec 9, 2021 at 6:39 PM Brenda Bennett <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>--
wrote:
So Frodo went 3 laps around our finished basement, which is about 20’x20’
!!! I had a scarf around his middle in case he got wobbly, but he only did
a few times. And he hopped at a normal pace. He’s tuckered out now but super
proud of himself.
He still has dizziness and unsteady on his back rear foot. But I’m hoping
daily exercise like this will help. The trick is that He needs to follow a
wall on his right side. He gets disoriented when the wall is on his left
(with the open room to his right), and also when he runs out of wall —
he’ll start going in circles. But he seems to know where he is around the
room and has the route memorized probably from 9 years of exploring this
space. And he’s so happy he can walk on his own. Now to get him to get up on
his own. If we can strengthen that left rear foot I think he’ll be able to.
Wondering if anyone has made open-topped tunnels for head tilt bunnies to
walk through as they relearn balance and orientation And relearn how to
walk.
And so far the a&d ointment, bedding of faux sheepskin with towels
underneath, and diapers have kept his skin in good shape after the urine
scald last week. His fur is getting a bit oily from the ointment. I have
some “waterless shampoo” for rabbits that i can put on it and then dry and
comb out and see if that does the trick.
The vet warned that he could suddenly get urine scald again and it can
quickly break down the skin and go septic. So we might not get as lucky as
we did this time. So I guess I need to feel him a few times a day for any
wetness and visually examine him daily?
Thanks for listening to all my babbling and for all your support. 💕
Luv,
Brenda and Frodo and Balin
Janet
"Whoever saves a single life, it is as if he had saved the whole world"
