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- 12/15/2010 at 8:19 PM
  Isabelle
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  Dutchess has some pearling poops-I believe this is due to shedding time? Is there something I can give her to help this stop, is this normal to happen every few months, etc.?
- 12/15/2010 at 8:24 PM
  mocha200
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  you could try giving her papaya tablets. They help hair balls and prevents blockages.
  
  Edit: here is a pic.
- 12/15/2010 at 8:27 PM
  mocha200
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  also fresh pineapple.
- 12/16/2010 at 12:28 AM
  LoveChaCha
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  Yes, it is due to shedding. Have you been brushing her? I do a weekly hair plucking, just gentle and loose fur will come off. It does help
  
  I would suggest OAT HAY Its thickness helps push things through!!
- 12/16/2010 at 3:39 AM
  GrumpyBun
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  Hay hay hay hay hay! And as Brittany said, you must groom them while they’re shedding. Even if she’s a no-touch bunny that sulks
- 12/16/2010 at 5:29 AM
  Sarita
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  Pearling poops is a good sign that the fur is going through the digestive system. But lots of hay, water and activity are what keeps the gut moving – that is your best bet. Also brushing.
- 12/16/2010 at 9:03 AM
  Isabelle
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  She gets out of her habitat to run and play (she ran about five times around the entire great room at break neck speed last night, to my giggling) at least 10-14 hours per day. She has a full water bottle and free choice hay. I have been brushing her (not as much as I should) but also when I pet her several times a day I try to pull out or rub out the fur that is shedding. So it looks like I’m doing what I should be, I will pick her up some pineapple tonight if I can-I tried pineapple juice once, but she refused it. Of course that was before she ‘decided’ she was going to like craisins and raisins. She doesn’t seem to have many pearls today so far.
- 12/16/2010 at 9:11 AM
  Sarita
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  The pineapple juice must be fresh and truthfully most rabbits will turn their nose up at this. Just keep up with the fresh hay – that is what is going to help keep the gut moving.
- 12/16/2010 at 9:13 AM
  Sarita
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  Rabbits don’t get hair balls and blockages are caused by the gut slowing down. You are best to stick to a simple diet with hay as the major part of the diet, then fresh greens and limited pellets. Sticking with the basics is the best prevention.
- 12/16/2010 at 11:15 AM
  LoveChaCha
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  If she has trouble staying still, I put a towel on the bathroom counter and pluck away. My bunny doesn’t like heights, so I am not worried about her jumping off the sink. It works for me, it may make her mad, but it is for her own good.
  
  Good luck with plucking MISS DIVA They appreciate a treat after
- 12/16/2010 at 7:55 PM
  Isabelle
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  That’s a great idea Brittany! I never thought of putting her on a counter to do grooming, usually I have to hold her to brush her, which equals me not getting all of her brushed. I’ll have to try that tomorrow! Miss Diva certainly loves her treats, she just got a little banana, which made her frisky and off she binkied to the land of the carpeting across the room.
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