Thank you for rescuing him!!!!

There could be a skin condition going on, or possibly a nutritional deficiency, or it could be a normal molt. Given that he came from bad conditions, I think a vet visit for a check up is the best course of action. That way the vet can help address any nutritional deficiencies or other issues that might need attention.

As Dana mentioned, going to the vet is best to assess if malnutrition or other factors may be instigating the fur loss.

A normal rabbit molt can be quite dramatic though. I think either way, do your best to groom off as much as has released. If it’s out of his follicles already, the only place it will end up is in his environment and/or in his stomach, which could cause a blockage. Rabbits groom themselves a lot, so when they go through big fur loss periods, like a molt, owners should groom their rabbit at least once a day in order to drastically reduce how much fur the rabbit consumes through grooming.

Again, a vet can assess, but I will say the past year has been crazy with rabbit molting. Wick had maybe 2 months total all last year where he didn’t seem to be going through a molt. The rest of the time, he just shed a ton. Each rabbit has different shedding patterns!

When my buns molt, it seems like the majority collects on their bum! My friend has also experienced this with her dog, and she calls it “buffalo butt”.

It can for sure be dramatic! Mine tend to have a few lesser molts a year, and one or two mega molts! Hoping this is the case and he gets a clean bill of health from the vet

Gosh, I just figure out how to read this and hope to get some feedback on the same topic line…I think the bun bun I just got has what they call urine burn. We have our first vet visit on Friday. He was abandoned by people who moved and then the lady who found him kept him in a cage until she realized bunny are not so easy to just bring home. The universe brought him to me through a friend who happened to be volunteering at a local shelter when he came in… this same friend was one who helped scrape me off the floor when i got the call that my Newmon baby didn’t make it a couple weeks ago?. I want to do right by thus VERY scared boy. I just fell in love with my first bun(newmon) and feel like I’ve been missing my favorite pets for my entire life. I’m a bunny person all the way and welcome any advice.
His name is Mr Mak

Hi Newmon’s mom! I’m sorry you lost Newmon. Thank you for rescuing Mr Mak ?

Urine scald/burn comes from when a bun for some reason “sits in his own pee”. It can be due to poor housing with litter that isn’t changed often enough or no litter at all. It can also be caused by a urinary tract infection that makes it difficult for the bun to control its bladder.

You should clean his thighs and butt very gently to get all urine off, for example by giving him a butt bath. In most cases lukewarm water is adequate, but you can use a tiny, tiny bit of mild hand soap or baby shampoo if you need to -it depends on the status of the skin. It’s safest to do the bathing in a plastic basin placed on the floor -in case the bunny tries to jump out. The whole process is a lot easier if you can get another person to assist you.

After the bath, it’s important to dry him. You can pat him dry (gently) or use a hair dryer on a low setting. If you use a hairdryer, hold one hand near the bunny butt so you feel how warm it gets all through the drying process -it mustn’t get too warm.

After drying, a barrier cream should be used on the sore parts of his thighs/bum. You can use nappy rash cream or bag balm or plain Vaseline.

When this is done, the reason for the urine scald should be investigated. It’s good you are seeing a vet, for a URI they will likely put him on antibiotics for about a week.

You can lay out puppy pee pads for him in his living area, perhaps underneath fleece blankets. Watch him though, so he doesn’t eat the pee pads. A litter box screen/grid is very good for keeping pee off of a bun, but if he has urine leakage, it won’t help much of course.

We’d be very happy to hear more about mr Mak!

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