hacoochie
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i have several concerns with my rabbits and i'd love some help on figuring out what's wrong, or if i'm just worrying over nothing. i've only owned rabbits for a couple years so i have very little experience with illnesses. currently all my rabbits live outside in all wire cages. they're fed orchard hay and limited pellets.
first off is my little himalayan doe. she's the sweetest thing, shes super calm and not piggy about food and will always rush up to the cage door for pets. my concern is that for the last few days, she's much slower to eat her food (particularly her pellets, usually she eats most of the hay i give her). i feed everyone in the evenings and when i come outside the next day usually everyone's feeder is empty. her's looks like it wasn't touched at all. she's never been piggy, but it's unusual for her to not touch her food at all. her poop looks normal and i do see her drink and groom like usual. her pee is yellow and somewhat cloudy. she seems a little tired and not as eager to come up for pets, but still shows interest in toys. she's only two years old. the weather has been warmer lately (low 80s). she usually never has a problem with the heat and tolerates it best out of everyone, and my mini rex is having no issue with it right now. is this cause for concern or am i worrying for no reason?
next is my mini rex. i noticed that for the last couple weeks or so, she has a large patch of fur on her back that is not at all like the rest of her. it's very crunchy and dry, but it goes away if i thoroughly groom through it. her fur gets like this immediately after she grooms there. another concern with her is that she always seems to get pee on her tail no matter what i do. she has no solid flooring in her cage, just a resting mat. everyone's cages are thoroughly scrubbed and cleaned every week or more often. the pee never gets to her skin, just stains her tail and is unpleasant to look at. are some rabbits just generally gross, or is there something wrong with her? her pee seems normal to me, but it is somewhat cloudy. like my himi doe, she's also two years old.
first off is my little himalayan doe. she's the sweetest thing, shes super calm and not piggy about food and will always rush up to the cage door for pets. my concern is that for the last few days, she's much slower to eat her food (particularly her pellets, usually she eats most of the hay i give her). i feed everyone in the evenings and when i come outside the next day usually everyone's feeder is empty. her's looks like it wasn't touched at all. she's never been piggy, but it's unusual for her to not touch her food at all. her poop looks normal and i do see her drink and groom like usual. her pee is yellow and somewhat cloudy. she seems a little tired and not as eager to come up for pets, but still shows interest in toys. she's only two years old. the weather has been warmer lately (low 80s). she usually never has a problem with the heat and tolerates it best out of everyone, and my mini rex is having no issue with it right now. is this cause for concern or am i worrying for no reason?
next is my mini rex. i noticed that for the last couple weeks or so, she has a large patch of fur on her back that is not at all like the rest of her. it's very crunchy and dry, but it goes away if i thoroughly groom through it. her fur gets like this immediately after she grooms there. another concern with her is that she always seems to get pee on her tail no matter what i do. she has no solid flooring in her cage, just a resting mat. everyone's cages are thoroughly scrubbed and cleaned every week or more often. the pee never gets to her skin, just stains her tail and is unpleasant to look at. are some rabbits just generally gross, or is there something wrong with her? her pee seems normal to me, but it is somewhat cloudy. like my himi doe, she's also two years old.
