Oh Sonn, thank goodness for you! Poor little thing… He’s in good hands now. I’m glad in a way that your aunt intervened as I don’t like the chances for this bun otherwise but yeah……glad you set her straight about taking him without intention to look after him. You can’t be having endless animals being dumped on you like that.

he was housed on since the box had what my aunt thinks were pine shavings she said it smelled like a christmas tree covered in urine

Interesting analogy! : P

He could be a peanut, in which case, he may have a hard time surviving.
Wow…the messy cecals, if that’s what they are, could be anything from clostridia (Fiver is battling this currently) to coccidia. You are right to keep him quarantined. If the legs are splayed it could be a birth defect or outright malnutrition.
Poor little bub! I know it is terrible to have someone lay this burden at your feet with all you’re currently dealing with, but what an angel you are! Bless you!
*ahem* I …don’t see any piccies? ^_^

10 weeks or he is a runt or something???

That crossed my mind. Maybe as a runt he’s taken a bit of roughness from the others. Even been sprayed with pee, that could contribute to the matting I suppose.

Just seeing some pics now. He’s harli coloured! Gosh he’s in a state! He’s gonna look fab once his fur grows back out. That looked like a whole lot of work. I’d be tempted to shave the entire coat short if his skin could cope with that. (((vibes))) for this little one!

I vote for Meeko or Jax. I totally get the naming trepidation and worrying about becoming attached as I’m facing that myself. I was going to post…I’m having thoughts about TimTims name and I’m pretty sure it’s tied up with him being a “guest” also rather then being my pet. I wouldn’t fight the whole getting attached thing…it’s going to happen. What I’m trying to stay focussed on now is making a decision when the time comes what will be best for TimTim in the long run despite my attachment to him. You might find yourself in the same situation. Hopefully if you do rehome him, you’ll have the same luck you’ve had with dogs.

Have you checked whether his testes have descended? That might be a way to determine age somewhat. Not the best way but maybe a bit of a clue.

LOL! I only just noticed the dog appearing in a couple pics. That cracked me up.

Oh my goodness! Bless you for taking this little guy in and spending so much time on him. He’s adorable and I hope he’s healthy and ok after his fur grows back out.

I can’t get all the pix to come in for me, but from the first few I’d say he looks like a “Dust Bunny” to me. What a precious! Lucky you, you’re so far away or I’d have to do a bun-napping!
He may be sitting weirdly like that due to whatever crowded/filthy conditions he’s been living in for God only knows how long. Poor wee thing!

The only explanation I have for the oily stuff is just filth from him being so matted up there…perhaps the skin is overproducing something to compensate for the pulling and tugging that must’ve be irritating him all this time.
Or it’s some foreign substance that’s been dripped on him, stuck in his fur and never cleaned till now. It does sound like some really backasswards person was raising these poor creatures. For all we know, it was in his garage under his car.

He looks like a Meeko to me.

There is a breed called a Fuzzy Lop, not fuzzy holland lop, that guy was a moron. obviously. Poor baby bun. He looks so tiny! Hopefully he is a fighter and pulls through this mess just fine.

Could the oil be from someone trying to dematt the fur even? Castor oil smells really bad.

Hollands actually can be fuzzy though – there’s a recessive gene that pops up occasionally and makes regular hollands fuzzy. Then there’s also a separate fuzzy lop breed. I’m sure the guy still had no idea what he was talking about. Did your aunt notice if the other babies were shorter haired? That might explain why he’s so matted and his siblings weren’t if he was the only fuzzy one.

Cornstarch might absorb some oil residue but he might require a shampoo unfortunately. Some oily substances can be irritants, even caustic.

Awe poor little guy! I vote for Meeko. Awe I just want to give him cuddles. To think when you finally clipped the hair from his eyes was probably the first time he had been able to see. Stupid people.

Aww, he looks like he could be a great adorable little guy. I’m so glad he managed to find you! I vote for Gilly, to me something about the name just correlates with how he looks

I’m finally getting the post-snip pix in….sort of (have to keep hitting view image and reload)
…what about Andy? As in Raggedy Andy? ^_^ He is still adorable even without most of his fur.
Boy that’s going to be high maintenance. Good thing you do your own grooming!

I noticed his skin looks pretty red in some spots. I doubt he’s ever bathed himself, let alone had anyone else do it for him till you came along. Poor little guy. I hope he does well at his appointment. I’ll be haunting the thread waiting for updates.

I can see the conflict with the nephew. ^_^
Instead of Raggedy Andy…maybe just Raggs. (that’s the nickname I gave to my cousin’s Yorkie, Ragtime)
Or Hobo? A hobo is a scruffy critter.

*sigh*….Names are hard… 0_0

Bless your heart for taking him in! I think when he’s all groomed he will be very beautiful. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a long haired Harli before!

Reading about the grocery store guy made me really angry. You know the people who brought the babies home had no clue or a set up for them. Sorry, sorry…but arrrgghhh!!!

I think it’s a good idea to keep him quarantined until you are positive he is okay. I’m so glad you’ve taken him in. It might really turn out to be a blessing in disguise.

Out of the suggested names I like Meeko the best. I would name him something like “Lucky” or something synonymous because of his situation: Fortunata or Fortuna (Italien) or Heldig (Norweigian) or “Chance” or “Chancy” since you are giving him a second chance.

Poor bunny! Personally I think that people who abuse or neglect animals should be tied to a tree and fed to wild, ravenous animals. And the people who bought all of the healthy bunnies from that guy, ugh! You just know that most of those poor bunnies will end up in a shelter after the impulse buy cuteness factor wears off. Kate and Spence were also sad, and send virtual bunny cuddles to the poor little guy. Whether you end up keeping him or not, it’s wonderful of you to put so much effort into the poor bunny. I’m quite of fond of the names Meeko and Gilly.

Is the vet testing for coccidia? He looks very young to me.

Did the cornstarch help? I was going to suggest it.
You’ve done a great job with him in trimming the mattes. Never mind how he looks, which is beautiful now compared to at first.
I think you can safely give him a gently bath in the tub with baby shampoo (unscented). Rinse well, towel and blow dry him and he will feel much better.

The peering doggie eyes cracked me up.

Sonn, you are his angel, and you’re aunt too. How about Rags, for Raggedy Andy?
Also, I think I would firmly request that your aunt foot the entire vet bills. If you keep him, you can take over, but it’s her rescue. You do the work, she pay da bills.

He is adorable! What a lucky baby to have found you.

I don’t have any suggestions as far as the oil, good luck! I hope that the cornstarch works.

I personally like Tater Tot. Something about him and that name to me.

He is beautiful and I mean that sincerely. He’s been thru a heck of a time for being so young, but now he can move around, he can see, he’s warm, he’s fed. I am so, so thankful that he has you, at least for now. He couldn’t have fallen into better hands to get him well and cleaned up.

He is so cute     I will sneak off with him     I want one i want him

Once he  gets used to seeing he should be ok.   Wonder how long he was like that. 

Just looking back through again. What about Oliver? Cause his orange reminds me of the cat in Disney’s Oliver and Company. lol

I like Oliver… He’s precious, thank you for helping him!! Best wishes to the little guy…I hope everything turns out ok. Either way though, at least he’s getting some love now.

Personally, I would already be in love with the lil guy!  Thank God for the lil bun you are there to help with everything!  Can’t wait for updates

aww poor baby. vets are scary! 5-7 weeks… yikes. thats too young to be away from mama you might want to give him a plushie to snuggle with, i’d be so scared if i were him!

Oh wow he is cute as heck!!!!!!!

You are so awesome Sonn and so is your Aunty!!!

I like Figaro!

Poor little bun! I like the name Chunk though. He just looks like a Chunk to me. A chunk of cute!

I want to see more pictures!

He is scared of odd things like sudden bright light or loud toys. But isn’t afraid of things I have seen most rabbits thump and run from like the vacuum, barking dogs, loud banging???

Huh.
Do the toys flash or have movement? If they do, maybe he reacts to that and not sound. He might have low hearing or even be deaf.

Smudge was like that. She’d just sit all day long in her box when I first brought her home. She still doesn’t like the large open spaces, but is slowly getting more used to hopping around

I dont know how I missed this post! OMG hes adorable!!! his new hair do made me squeeee!! hes CUTE! When I see his pictures the name Gizmo jups out at me! Hope hes doing well!

How about Matt for his matted hair? Hehe just kidding, I think that would a pretty bad idea, just silly

Just wondering, does he seem to have any problems with his eyes? If his eyes were matted shut at such a young age, I wonder if it’s possible that he didn’t get to “use” them enough in development and developed deficiencies of some kind.

Aww….he loves his Tigger. That’s so cute. I think I will need a picture of this…

He now has a name… sort of…. Not sure if it will stick or now but for now he will be known as Jax.

woot! my favourite. lol
I like to think it has some symbolism… in life, he took a tumble but then landed in your hands. Like the toy Jacks.
I’ve always known Jacks as Knucklebones. Now there’s a bunny name!