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This topic has 24sd replies, 8 voices, and was last updated 11 years, 3 months ago by SnowflakeN'Elie.

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- 11/23/2012 at 5:18 PM
  SnowflakeN'Elie
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  SOS!!!! Got Snowflake out for her exercise tonight and realized she needed brushing. I started and got a giant pile of hair, and when i tried to pet her her fur wasn’t as soft and silky as usual – it was stiff and dry, patchy and dull. She’s peppy and happy as ever, plenty of mess in the litter box, and is eating some pellets i offered her. The only thing i can think of is that i ran out of hay and she hasn’t had any for 3 days. But i know there was a time when she ate nothing but pellets, so that’s why I’m so upset. Do you think that if I got her hay back she’d get better? My mom is going to the pet store for me now so I can keep an eye on her.
  
  Really hope somebody answeres soon!!!! I’m freaked…
- 11/23/2012 at 5:19 PM
  SnowflakeN'Elie
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  also can pull tufts out of anywhere on her.
- 11/23/2012 at 5:41 PM
  Monkeybun
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  Being out of hay is not a good thing, ever. I would get some ASAP. They can never be without it. The change in diet could definitely affect her fur, but not that quickly as far as I know. You may want to get a check up at a vet done for her.
- 11/23/2012 at 5:42 PM
  Sarita
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  Not really sure – rabbits need hay at all times. If she’s eating and pooping then start the hay as soon as possible. Hay is more for digestion than for fur maintenance. She could possibly be going through a molt and if that is the case, then she needs the hay to help keep her gut moving.
- 11/23/2012 at 5:51 PM
  Kokaneeandkahlua
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  Could be winter dryness. Try brushing more often to distribute oils and observe to make sure she’s grooming normally. And get hay ASAP change in diet is never good
- 11/23/2012 at 7:06 PM
  tanlover14
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  Never, ever let your bun go without hay. Just because she’s been without it before, doesn’t mean it’s okay to do it again. She NEEDS her hay so make sure you can provide this for her constantly.
  
  As for her hair, if you’re worried I would just take her to the vet. Winter dryness could most definitely be the cause but you would want that treated before she gets bad sores or anything of the such.
- 11/23/2012 at 7:26 PM
  SnowflakeN'Elie
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  Okay…thank you everyone so much!!! I know I should have gone to the store as soon as i ran out of regualar hay from the barn, since we only go 2 times a week, but I was lazy. I hate myself, and I’m gonna hate myself even more after I tell Mom that I’m going to the vet…she hates it when I spend my $ =S. Oh well! If it keeps Snowflake healthy, I will just hate myself! =DDDDDDD
- 11/23/2012 at 11:05 PM
  equalsign
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  You should always have hay for your rabbit, but a couple of days without isn’t going to be detrimental. I don’t think that was the cause of the hair loss. Sometimes bunnies shed a bunch. It’s just their way. If everything else is normal, I wouldn’t worry. I would not take her to the vet unless it is time for her yearly check up.
- 11/24/2012 at 1:12 AM
  jerseygirl
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  I agree, she’s probably going through a molt. The hair is old hair, especially the ends. If you check through her coat you might be able to see the new fur growing.
  
  Where the coat is stiff, could this be where she’s been grooming herself? Is her nose and under her mouth clean and dry?
  
  If you run out of hay, you can always feed fresh grasses. Provided you know it’s come from pesticide-free area.
- 11/24/2012 at 5:17 AM
  RabbitPam
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  I would call your vet to see if you can have her seen during regular hours, or make an appointment for next Monday. Meanwhile get in the hay.
  It sounds to me like a regular full shedding of her coat, but I don’t want to be wrong about that. The coat comes off dramatically as often as twice a year (called “blowing their coat”) and can be a bit scary to see. They have smaller sheds often 2 more other times a year as well. So it’s possible that she’s just in a major shed.
  
  Hay actually does help the fur as well as being essential to the digestion. Oat hay is known for making fur silky, and my Samantha is proof of that. You never, ever want to be totally without any hay, so get some for her today as well. Timothy, Oat, Orchard Grass, all are great hays to feed. Whichever she likes the best. It’s true that she needs her hay even more if she’s shedding because bunnies cannot throw up and a blockage from ingested fur as she grooms it off is common and can get dangerous if built up in her system.
- 11/24/2012 at 11:10 AM
  tanlover14
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  I don’t mean to be pesky or rude — but you absolutely can NOT make your bunny go without hay because you were feeling lazy. It is NOT okay to not feed your bun bun hay just because you’re too lazy to go out and get it. I don’t mean to sound harsh (and one time isn’t going to harm your bun bun) but PLEASE, for the sake of your little girl and yourself, please please don’t do that again. I only say this because caring for her properly is very essential to the well-being of her and her future. You’re going to feel terrible if she ends up getting a blockage for something as silly as that and watching her get so horribly sick and blocked up and vet visits will not be fun for either her or you!
  
  She only has you to rely on her for her safe-being and health! You’re like her momma so please please please don’t let her down! Again, I don’t mean to be harsh or anything of the sort but hay is just so important to your girl that I wouldn’t want anything to happen to her and I wouldn’t want you to have to go through something like that if it did! You obviously care a lot about her or you wouldn’t be on this forum so I KNOW you do care and want to do whats best for your girl!
- 11/24/2012 at 2:26 PM
  equalsign
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  I think she gets the hay thing guys.
- 11/24/2012 at 3:38 PM
  tanlover14
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  I figured, but I’m going to make sure. It’s what a rabbit eats every time and should ALWAYS have access to it. The last thing anyone needs is a sick bunny on there hands! Sick bunnies are not fun for us or our furry friends! I felt it needed to be stressed just how important it is to their health.
- 11/24/2012 at 3:39 PM
  tanlover14
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  *everyday — sorry for the crappy grammar!
- 11/25/2012 at 6:56 AM
  jerseygirl
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  Posted By equalsign on 11/24/2012 02:26 PM
  I think she gets the hay thing guys.
  
  Lol.
  Well… You can’t say we’re not persistent.
- 12/18/2012 at 6:11 PM
  SnowflakeN'Elie
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  No, you really can’t, Jerseygirl. =D
  
  TanLover…Forgiven…If I could drive I wouldn’t have to rely on my mom…hehe. Few more years.
  
  Yeah, I really get the hay thing now…I meant REALLY. And sorry this post is so late. Wow, this is way to late to be posting this at all. HAHA LOL! Not time at all with a totaly of 7 pets…aaaaahhhh. At least the horse is only 2 times a week.
- 12/18/2012 at 6:28 PM
  SnowflakeN'Elie
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  Oh wow. Forgot to say how she’s doing…
  
  It was definitely a molt. Still, as to concrete my determination to get her to the vet, i have set aside cha-ching. =D
- 12/18/2012 at 7:27 PM
  tanlover14
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  I’m glad your girl is doing much better again!
  
  And you have a horse?!??!?! What breed?
- 12/19/2012 at 5:13 AM
  RabbitPam
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  Snowflake, thanks for the update. At first I thought someone pulled up an old emergency, but an update on your own thread is always welcome.
- 12/19/2012 at 5:16 AM
  RabbitPam
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  I took the liberty of changing your subject line to reflect that it is no longer urgent. It was a very alarming Subject line, and I wanted the other FL’s to know that it’s been updated for the better so they won’t think it’s an emergency posted today. Thanks.
- 12/20/2012 at 2:50 PM
  SnowflakeN'Elie
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  Hey, RabbitPam, thanks! I really should have done it myself, but I really don’t know how the forum-setup works, so I thought it didn’t appear on the actual forum, just on people’s my topics.
  
  TanLover – I lease a ‘Fuarab’ pony. Fell Pony, Quarter Horse, and Arab. Odd mix, i know, so my nickname for Fuarab is ‘mistake’. LOL! I love her though! =D
- 12/21/2012 at 8:05 PM
  tanlover14
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  That’s adoraaaaable! I used to have a Quarter and two Appaloosas! I miss horses sooooooo much. I moved to the city and haven’t been around horses really at all since. I LOVE horses though!!!!
- 12/24/2012 at 10:23 AM
  SnowflakeN'Elie
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  G. A. S. P. Another horse person on BB?? AAAHHH =DDD
  
  Western rider, i assume? I’m an ‘Englishhorsewomen’, haha. Quarter horse joke for me is…my pony is one quarter Quarter horse! =)>
  
  Have you surfed the internet for stables in your area? You probably have, but i can’t stand horse people missing horses D=.
- 12/26/2012 at 9:21 AM
  tanlover14
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  There’s actually quite a few horse people on BB!!
  
  Also, I’m both! I used to jump for quite a while and hunter. I loved it! And yeah I have, I don’t have a car here yet so I haven’t been able to figure out a stable! BOOOOOO. As soon as I can, I’m going too!
- 01/01/2013 at 8:15 AM
  SnowflakeN'Elie
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  Haha…yeah…I can see one of your rascals perched up in a saddle with a cowboy hat! Random thought! =D
  
  Which divisions did you show Jumpers and Hunters?
  
  Also…I have a feeling we’re gonna get told out for chatting under an ’emergency headline’. We should totally start a thead for horse people, yeah? =)
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