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- 04/12/2009 at 5:27 AM
  Jonathan
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  Hi Guys,
  
  Just need to pick someones brains. Diesel has gone very strange over the last few weeks. Very scaried and running around the place, digging and is always very smelly and wet underneath. He is just over a year old and has been done. We had just about cracked the litter training, but he has total forgotten this and looks confused when he gets near his litter tray and runs the other way. He went off his food mix and only picks out want we want to eat now. Has anyone got any ideas?
  
  Thanks
- 04/12/2009 at 9:26 AM
  bunnytowne
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  could he have a urinary infection? When this happens it may mean an infection and a vet check up would be in order. I would collect some urine the day of his appmnt. with the vet so they can test it.
  
  That may be why he is wet. Have you noticed any straining when urinating?
  
  How long ago was he done?
- 04/12/2009 at 7:17 PM
  MooBunnay
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  It sounds to me like he could be sick. Strange behaviors like that are usually triggered by something, and it is abnormal for a bunny to be wet underneath.
  
  I think your first course of action should be to get your bunny to the vet as soon as possible- if it is urine that is keeping your bunny’s fur damp underneath, it can cause serious burning of the skin (called “urine scald”).
  
  You mentioned he went off his “mix” – is Diesel still getting unlimited amounts of grass hays? In my opinion, keeping a bunny on a good diet is one of the best ways to keep your bunny healthy, can you tell us a bit more about Diesel’s diet?
- 04/13/2009 at 1:05 AM
  Kokaneeandkahlua
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  I think a vet trip is in order-when a bunnies behavior changes-no matter the change there is generally a cause. Litter training, being wet, etc. all sound like indicators of a health problem. I’d get him in for an exam just to ensure his health is in order before trying to address this behaviorally. Let us know how it goes!
- 04/13/2009 at 3:11 AM
  Jonathan
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  Thanks for all that, his diet is a rabbit cereal mix which he can have all day, lots and lots of hay, He also eats green carrot tops, and now and again carrots, grass from outside, sunflower seeds, and we try him on other vegetables but he always turns his nose up at them.
- 04/13/2009 at 7:06 AM
  Beka27
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  I’m sorry JSM! I read this post yesterday not long after you posted it, and I THOUGHT I had responded. I click back on today and I guess I never did. Bunnytowne said what I was going to post. I wonder if it’s a urinary tract infection. And Like MooBunnay said: It’s not normal for him to be wet like that.
  
  His diet sounds less than ideal. The grass hay is good, that should be the main part of his diet! The cereal mix concerns me. Are those “gourmet” pellets with colored bits, seeds, corn, cereal, etc… If so, you may want to start transitioning him to a plain timothy pellet. You can begin to make the switch by picking out all the bits that are not plain pellets, and then transition him onto a food that is already plain timothy. Sunflower seeds are not necessary in his diet either. They’re very high in fat. Being overweight can cause all kinds of issues for a bunny too. Is he on the chunky side? What veggies have you offered him that he does not like?
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