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Ah, this makes more sense now. If the nail is much shorter than you would ever try to trim, then I’m going to guess it was already broken and bleeding. Especially if it wasn’t bleeding a lot at that point because a freshly broken nail is going to bleed A LOT. I can totally see her trying to nurse her wound and getting some blood on her nose.

Sorry to hear about Miu! It sounds like it could be possible the blood on her nose could have come from her nail if it was broken and/or bleeding. She could have been licking her paw and gotten a bit on her nose.

Longer bunny toes seem more prone to breaking, especially in free roam buns because they can be more adventurous and more places to…[Read more]

Oh and the dried blood is on bridge of nose. Doesn’t look like it came from inside nose.

Tried to upload a photo of her nose, but it’s not showing up in my media and wouldn’t let me do it directly.  Her and Dorian seem fine with each other at least. Trimmed both their nails. Miu is traumatized by that now. Going to try and give her space and just monitor.

They are freeroam. There’s a willow basket she could have scraped on, but not really anything else.

I went to go check that the wound wasn’t somewhere else and noticed that her nails were way to long. Got worried she could break one & started trimming and one looks very short and bleeding.  I may have done it accidentally as she wasn’t…[Read more]

What is their enclosure made out of? Could she have cut her nose on wire or grid? Did you examine it closely? It does look like a scratch and not possibly coming from inside her nose?

I haven’t been active in a while either as things just dropped off as it wasn’t as active, and guilty of being back because had a question.  It really is an invaluable resource.

I miss the photo threads!

It looks normal, but in the future if you are ever super worried you can put a puppy pee pad at the bottom of the litter box and then later see if there are abnormal deposits. Also a video on Youtube by Howcast that discusses normal vs. abnormal rabbit pee and poop!

I second what LBJ said!

My buns all have dark colored litter boxes and their pee also leaves this residue in-between box cleanings. 🙂 It definitely shows up more on dark surfaces.

Anytime! I’m glad I was able to ease any concerns you had.

Oh thank god it’s normal! And also thank you very much for always helping me! 💗

This looks like normal calcium deposits that remain after pee has dried. It becomes more apparent when they pee over and over in the same spot. It probably just looks more noticeable here because it’s on black plastic.

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Barring any of the serious possible health things leading to a stained bum that Bam mentioned, I wonder if it could be coming from his litter box? Sometimes buns just like to hang out in there, and white bunnies can occasionally have some discolored fur from it. You could try using some shredded paper bedding (the kind used for hamster…[Read more]

Has it been a long time since he was neutered? How old is he? Please tell us a little bit more about him!

Does he pee in “weird” spots, like outside his litterbox(es)? Small amounts of pee in many places? Have you seen him strain to pee or dribble pee a little here and there?

If he’s been neutered quite some time and he seems “incontinent” and…[Read more]

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I’m so sorry you had to let him go, Mia. I’m glad you know in your head it was the right choice and the best choice for him. Our hearts work a bit different though, but I think you will know it in your heart too, eventually. It is a very, very difficult decision to have to make, and I think we all second-guess ourselves for a period…[Read more]

In my head I know I had to make the decision. I have no doubt. The last day was difficult to watch.

My body still feels all kinds of wrong. I volunteer at an animal clinic with the surgical side of things. I also feel very wrong when I have to watch them put a kitty to sleep. That’s a stranger kitty; this was my baby.