furtoplease
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How do I keep this from happening? I already use bulb-tipped scissors, kept nice and sharp, and a seam ripper for the mats. Depending on how much bunny fur I'll be cutting, I sometimes enlist my mother to hold the bunny.
I have 11 Giants and 1 English, so it makes sense that I'd cut one of them eventually, since there's so much grooming to be done, but 3 times in my year and a half of owning rabbits seems like it's too much. Admittedly, the first two times were with scissors on mats, which probably contributed to it. One on the leg and one on the foot. I had a long, over six month break without cutting them when I started using seam rippers for the mats. But I just got a new, sharper seam ripper and cut the skin on one of my rabbits doing the matty area on the back of her neck. If you own angoras, you know that area.
I keep blu-kote around for when I clip them (that stuff is a miracle substance) but I'd like to reduce how often I need it. After all, the mats still need to come out, and I also don't want to irritate their skin by pulling it out before the fur is releasing, so sometimes I need to cut the fur.
I have 11 Giants and 1 English, so it makes sense that I'd cut one of them eventually, since there's so much grooming to be done, but 3 times in my year and a half of owning rabbits seems like it's too much. Admittedly, the first two times were with scissors on mats, which probably contributed to it. One on the leg and one on the foot. I had a long, over six month break without cutting them when I started using seam rippers for the mats. But I just got a new, sharper seam ripper and cut the skin on one of my rabbits doing the matty area on the back of her neck. If you own angoras, you know that area.
I keep blu-kote around for when I clip them (that stuff is a miracle substance) but I'd like to reduce how often I need it. After all, the mats still need to come out, and I also don't want to irritate their skin by pulling it out before the fur is releasing, so sometimes I need to cut the fur.