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- 09/07/2009 at 6:39 PM
  lexyrose
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  My seven month old bunny has started peeing everywhere. First it was just in the corner where his blanket and Cottontail Cottage are. Now I’ve found spots along the hallway carpet, and he just did it while he was eating his salad. But he also is still using the litterbox. What in the world is going on?
- 09/07/2009 at 6:42 PM
  Kokaneeandkahlua
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  Is he neutered? It might be horomones. If he is neutered and just started doing this, he may have a UTI and need a vet visit.
- 09/07/2009 at 6:53 PM
  luvmybunny
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  If he was normally not doing that and using his box, I would probably check with your vet. Or maybe it is hormones like Kokaneeandkahlua said. Either way, I would check with a vet, just to be safe.
- 09/07/2009 at 6:57 PM
  lexyrose
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  Yes, he is neutered. He just did again! He was eating, then ran to the side, and peed on the carpet. I will make an appointment with the vet.
- 09/07/2009 at 9:20 PM
  Monkeybun
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  If he’s free roaming, you may want to confine him to one area for a bit, so he can relearn his potty training, if he’s just being a bad bun and it isn’t something medical.
- 09/08/2009 at 8:16 AM
  lexyrose
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  Would he just start peeing everywhere out of the blue just to be bad?
- 09/08/2009 at 9:07 AM
  katie, max & penny
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  buns are feisty. he may be trying to tell you that this is HIS territory or that he wants more litterboxes.
- 09/08/2009 at 9:33 AM
  Sarita
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  I would start with the vet and see if their is a medical issue and then if not, you know it’s behaviorial.
  
  Let us know what your vet says.
- 09/08/2009 at 2:36 PM
  GaiaTeacher
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  Argh. I am having the same problem. I adopted a bunny (about 4-5 years old) back in March, and she was not nearly as potty trained as I was led to believe. Thanks to her, Toby has given up on litterboxes, and the baby guinea pig who had just finished learning the litterbox thing. They have 3 litterboxes, but poop everywhere now. And pee in a corner 1-2X a week. And I can never figure out the culprit(S).
  
  How on earth do I re-train all 3 at once?!
- 09/08/2009 at 2:44 PM
  katie, max & penny
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  just a heads up, its not a good idea to house piggies and bunnies together. they have very different immune systems and diseases that live peacefully in buns can kill your piggy and vice versa.
- 09/08/2009 at 2:54 PM
  Monkeybun
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  You can retrain them by confining them to one area, like a playpen or such. limit their movement, and they’ll relearn the proper places to go potty.
- 09/08/2009 at 3:02 PM
  lexyrose
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  I made a vet appointment for Saturday morning. Is that too late? Or should be treating this as more of an emergency?
  
  I rescheduled the appointment for Thursday morning, just to be on the safe side! Will let everyone know how it goes.
- 09/13/2009 at 11:30 AM
  lexyrose
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  I took him to the vet and she gave him an exam. Said she didn’t feel any tenderness or abnormalities on him She told me that it could’ve been a behavioral issue, either because his litterbox was too clean, or if his veggies had extra water on them that day which led him to pee more. She gave me the option of observing him for a few days or going ahead with a urinalysis. I wanted him to have the urinalysis, even though i was beginning to suspect he was ok. She kept him for the day so she could collect some pee. She apparently couldn’t collect it, because he peed on the carpet when she let him free to play. I went to pick him up, and she gave me a syringe to collect the pee when i got home if i could.
  But when i got him home, I noticed that he was totally acting normal again, even acting happier than befor so I just decided to leave him alone. I’m pretty sure he was just being a brat that day now.
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