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I was playing with Zeus this morning, and noticed when he rested his head on my arm, his chin was a bit damp. Not wet, just damp. He hadn’t gotten a drink in over an hour, but did have his breakfast greens maybe 45 mins earlier. Is this typical/normal? His nose was clear and everything, and it’s not like he was actually drooling or anything.
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Posted By Sarita on 08/02/2010 11:14 AM
It’s really hard to say, drooling though is a sign of dental problems.It wasn’t really drooling though, I ran my finger kinda along his lips (he loved that
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Posted By Brittany on 08/02/2010 11:35 AM
Chacha has some sharp molars that aren’t bothering her. The vet told me that if she begins drooling, she needs to come in.It could possibly be a tooth problem. Lops and Dwarfs have weird shaped heads and tooth problems are common in both.
Keep an eye on Zeus
That’s interesting, I didn’t know that! Thanks for the info!
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Posted By Ali925 on 08/03/2010 05:05 AM
I find a similar thing with my Oreo…but when I have noticed it, I also can see her fur tinted green from her salad… So my conclusion is that she is not very neat when she eats and just gets damp from eating wet greens (I give them to her freshly rinsed, so they’re pretty damp). This is the only time I notice it, so it might be that Zeus does the same? You mentioned it was 45 min after eating greens…so the fur could still be wet from that?It looks like he has some white fur in that area as well, do you notice any green on his fur? (Or is just my bun just a mess? lol)
I have also noticed Blu’s chin is wet after eating too, but you can’t see any green color since his fur is dark gray. Like I said, I serve their greens freshly rinsed…
I don’t wet his greens, but I think this was probably it. He hasn’t had a damp chin since. I might check him tonight right after his dinner and see if that’s the culprit, just to put my mind at ease.
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Posted By BinkyBunny on 08/10/2010 11:59 PM
Some bunnies who are big chinners (where their chin scent glands are) can build up some gunk there too. Rucy who would get spurs would drool through the side of her mouth, but the side would dry and the chin would stay damp as the fur there is thicker and it can stay moist due to the location. Rucy would drool more while eating so it’s definitely something to keep an eye on. I would have to dry her chin and comb it out a bit to keep it dry.
I hope it is just scent gland gunk but keep us updated.
Yeah the sides of his mouth weren’t wet/damp, nor were his lips. It was specifically just on his chin, so I guess that would point to it being the chin glands. I didn’t know they had glands on their chin, so I just assumed it was drool..
Would intact bunnies have more ‘active’ chin glands than fixed bunnies?
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