Skunk smell! What on earth is that?

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This topic has 18sd replies, 11 voices, and was last updated 16 years, 6 months ago by kimberleyanddarren.

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- 05/05/2008 at 3:55 PM
  JK
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  Ick!!! I was just brushing Edson and held him up to get his stomach and oh my lord what a smell! He is of course neutered but this smell smelled like a skunk! Could it have been a spray but nothing was wet??? What is that? Can they emit odors if they are not happy about what you are doing? I have NEVER smelled that before! I don’t think it’s a fart. What is this smell??????
- 05/05/2008 at 4:05 PM
  Bunstheboss
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  I think it could be a fart (my dogs could teach lessons on that) or what about his anal glands?
- 05/05/2008 at 4:08 PM
  JK
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  His glands were cleaned 3 weeks ago so it’s not them. I HOPE it was just a fart! That’s really what I think it was.
- 05/05/2008 at 4:21 PM
  Scarlet_Rose
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  It could be scent glands, leftover smelly spray or even smelly urine/feces. My rabbits have a very skunky litterbox when they have some of the more aromatic herbs like cilantro and basil.
- 05/05/2008 at 4:21 PM
  bunnytowne
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  even when glands are clean and they neutered they can still emit a smell a skunky smell. he was marking something his brush you cotton did that skunky smell thing when we had the male bun here. that isn’t here no more.
- 05/05/2008 at 4:28 PM
  JK
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  This was just a fume that came on suddenly! His diet is the same, his litter box is cleaned daily. Maybe because I was holding him up it was a little gas. He has never done this before and I have never smelled anything bad before this one incident.
- 05/05/2008 at 4:31 PM
  Scarlet_Rose
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  It does sound like a bunny fart. LOL I can’t type it without laughing!
- 05/05/2008 at 5:14 PM
  babybunsmum
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  lol… bunny fart… too funny. i think the anal glands can emit that smell no matter how recently they’ve been cleaned. lol.
- 05/05/2008 at 5:19 PM
  JK
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  Ooh maybe I opened one up accidently when combing!
- 05/05/2008 at 7:42 PM
  Beka27
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  ew. did they smell go away afterwards?
- 05/05/2008 at 10:06 PM
  JK
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  Yes. Must have been a bunny fart! That’s a new one for me…
- 05/05/2008 at 10:14 PM
  Deleted User
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  Farting bunny … now that’s funny lol.
  
  Poohhhhhhhhhhhh!
- 05/06/2008 at 5:38 AM
  bunnytowne
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  I have never heard or smelled mine fart didn’t know they did that. hmmm.
- 05/06/2008 at 10:04 AM
  Kokaneeandkahlua
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  Kokanee makes a skunky smell alot, even when her glands are clean…I think, maybe the glands open on their own and that’s when you smell it, maybe not when spraying or anything, but when marking?? IDK?
- 05/06/2008 at 10:07 AM
  babybunsmum
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  i think you’re right k&k. and i think it’s totally possible to crack open an anal glad inadvertantly while combing too resulting in a ‘bunny fart’. lol.
- 05/07/2008 at 1:17 PM
  Hedi
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  I have noticed w/ all 4 of my buns that whenever they are upset, scared or mad they get that skunk smell so I dont know if its bunny farts or if it is a smelly poo. lol
- 05/10/2008 at 11:32 AM
  xXPanicXx
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74AzD2wfu-g .<
- 05/10/2008 at 1:51 PM
  JK
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  That is sooooo funny. Edson’s must have been an SBD.
- 05/11/2008 at 1:34 AM
  kimberleyanddarren
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  haha there is one there where a bun mounts a cat! omg why would they let that happen >.< like yeah just video it! lol
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