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FORUM HOUSE RABBIT Q & A pee all over help!

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    • Heiku
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         My lop is 11 years old now. She is still in good spirits, is active, lovable, eats well, drinks a lot, but, problem lately, her back paws soaked with urine and seeing small areas where she has tinkled. Her blood tests were fine, about a month ago, I am sure it is her age being incontinence. Any ideas for me on what to do about this? I don’t want her to get scalding, maybe something in her diet, or too much water? Anyone out there have an old bun that this has happened to?


      • Free2Dream
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          A lot of animals become incontinent when they are older. She might be slowly losing feeling in her rear. This happened to our family cat when I was in 5th grade. Do you notice her dragging her back legs at all? I don’t think the problem is too much water. She should have free water access 24/7. I think the key is just to keep her clean to prevent build-up, bacteria, and blisters/scald. I don’t exactly know how you would do that. Maybe you could find some kind of wipe (baby wipes? I don’t know what they’re made of) that is gentle and non-irritating.

          Your girl has made it to a great age, kudos to you for that.


        • jerseygirl
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            Your girl has made it to a great age, kudos to you for that.

            Ditto! :o)

            Does she use a litterbox or just have litter/bedding in her habitat? For a litterbox, some older rabbits need a box that has easy access when they have mobility problems. As Free2Dream said, they can lose feeling or get arthritis that makes getting to the box more difficult. She might do better permanant absorbant bedding or towels that you can take out daily.

            Another issue with older rabbits is bladder sludge(build up of calcium crystals in bladder) or stones. Also chronic bladder infections. All these can cause some incontinence.


          • LizzieKnittyBun
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              What a wonderful bunny parent you must be to have such a happy elder-bun!

              I don’t really know what to do about the paws, but I did want to say how impressed I am : )


            • Sarita
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                It’s possible it is arthritis and they have problems posturing correctly to urinate. I would ask the vet to check that and do an urinalysis as well.


              • KatnipCrzy
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                  you should definitely consult your vet for advice especially since they have recently seen your rabbit.  There could be a number of things going on- and there are most likely things you could do that would help the problem or at least make the bunny more comfortable.

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