Barbaring – Any New Ideas?

[MooBunnay]

The topic that actually brought me to BinkyBunny the first time was that my boy Kramer was grooming Juli excessively, and causing bald patches and sometimes skin irritation.  We remedied it by giving him a more consistent schedule, lots of things to chew on, and trying to train him out of it.  I just found a new patch however, and it seems to have been bleeding just a teensy bit (a little blood dot the size of a pinDOT).  I was just wondering if anyone had any new techniques or ideas about stopping barbaring?  Thanks!

[BinkyBunny]

Size of a pin (what?)  I, for the life of me, can’t figure out what that censored part could be.  But it has got me curious.

So regarding the grooming: Hmmm. Have you noticed a change in his hay intake? i know that sometimes excessive grooming can be due to lack of fiber. Of course, I absolutley know you have enough hay for him, but I am just wondering if there has been a change in the hay at all which has caused him to eat less, and then therefore, compensate with grooming (the thought is they overgroom as strange way to get “more” fiber). Do you notice he grooms himself more at all?

Also, sometimes bunnies will focus on something that is wrong with the other bunny. Jack will clean Rucy’s blocked tear duct so well, that I don’t have to do it, but every once in awhile, when it gets time of Rucy’s tooth trim and her eyes water more, Jack will lick too much. Usually Rucy leaves, so no great damage is done, but I am wondering if there isn’t something in the area that Kramer could be focusing on.

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[RabbitPam]

BB,
OMG, it’s automatic when you post p…k!!! I just wrote it in context, and the computer inserted the symbols instead! LOL

Is it time for a hay flavor change? Maybe he’d like some Orchard grass instead of Timothy if that’s what he’s had.
I’d check out Juli carefully as BB said. She might have been bitten by something and he was getting it off of her. (Or she just tastes delicious. )

FYI: Here’s the dictionary definition of p…k. The slang term for which it was censored is the 5th and 6th entry in the list, which I’ve left off:

1. The feeling of being pierced or punctured by an object with a fine point such as a pin or small nail.
2. A small pointed object.
3. A sharp feeling of remorse. (Acts ii. 37.)
4. (nautical, obsolete) [ca. 1740-1850] Small roll of yarn or tobacco.

 

[kralspace]

They certainly can get obsessive. Daisy was a left over Easter Bunny, when the new babies came in the store, they stuck Daisy in that awful little glass box by himself because he was grooming them bald.

When we went to Dallas for a speed dating session, he did the best with a white rex Sarita was fostering, Lola. Or her spots maybe…lol. Shes white but has a few very, very light tan spots that Daisy seems to think should come out with enough licking. While she loved the grooming, when he’d go to work on a brown spot next to her eye, she’d jump to the ceiling and nip or run away.

Over time, with lots of nips and jumps, she’s taught him to be a gentle bunny slave around her eyes, but there’s a couple of spots on her back and one on her butt that he just goes to town on trying to get out…..lol.

My funny little Haredresser!

Kathy

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[MooBunnay]

Hahahaha, I didn’t mean to write an inappropriate word there I was going more for definitions #1 or #2 Shall I say “pin dot” instead? I just checked the area again today and its even more red, it may be time to separate them again for a couple days.

We did change hays to try Oxbow a couple weeks ago, and I’ve noticed that they do not chow down on the hay as much as they did before (when it was cheaper and from a feed store, huh, interesting!) W are definitely switching back though considering the cost of the shipping on Oxbow compared to the feed store prices.

I think what happens as far as him focusing on an area, is that he is focusing on a problem area that HE created! Because the more sensitive and red the area gets, the more he tries to “fix” it by grooming it…its a cycle

Good idea on the hay switch though, I will definitely get some more of the feed store stuff that they like and see if it helps! Thank you!!

[Beka27]

huh! i never knew about that lack of fiber/ increase in grooming connection… learm something new everyday…

[MooBunnay]

Aww everytime you tell that story about Daisy I feel so bad for him he was just so happy to have some friends. And I know that stress definitely causes overgrooming, he must have been so upset in that store!

[BinkyBunny]

OH, right….the p word. I forgot about that! HAHAHA! And it still took me a few minutes to figure out what the word was.

[MooBunnay]

Hahaha – me too and I felt bad because I thought everyone reading the post would think that I was swearing!

[RabbitPam]

Now that you’ve edited it to pinDOT, my reply just looks goofy. LOL

[MooBunnay]

Haha, well first this post made me look like I was swearing, now it makes you look like you are creating random dictionary responses to posts

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