Bum trim

[LittlePuffyTail]

Bindi’s underfur near his tail and back legs is getting quite thick and tangled. I try to brush the tangles out but he growls and tries to bite (last night, he drew blood, the little bugger). I imagine it pinches but I don’t know what to do to brush him. Does anyone trim their bunnies? If so what do you use? I’m thinking of just cutting the bulk of it (carefully, of course) with scissors, because I have to groom him, he is getting a lot of fur in his cage and poop. I hate making, my Bindi Loo unhappy!

[Kokaneeandkahlua]

I trim Kahlua’s bum area, as it’s sooo furry she gets it dirty. I use the boyfriends old electric razor and just trim it down. If it’s tangled, use sissors and be very careful about the skin. You can use a razor once the mats are out. Can you trance him? That makes it super easy!

[LittlePuffyTail]

I’ve actually never tried trancing. I’ll really have to look into that!

[bunnytowne]

I trim ruby’s too. And HB’s I have trimmed.  I use some really sharp little scissors my Mom sent me.  They may have been little hairdresser scissors or medical scissors. I don’t know which.   They are small so I can be more careful and accurate with them.  The big ones just don’t get it.

[LittlePuffyTail]

Well I trimmed Bindi’s bum tonight. Boy, he is MAD at me!!!! I’m gonna look at the pet store next time I’m there for some trimming scissors, maybe for puppies. I swear, nothing makes me feel worse than grooming my rabbits! They make me feel soooo bad. Bindi’s extra mad because I had to trim his back nails and do his ears tonight too. Guess, he’ll be getting some extra treats and kisses tonight…

[KatnipCrzy]

Just be sure to be extra careful when using scissors to groom a bunny.  A bunnies bottom would not be a fun place to accidently cut the skin and need sutures- that might be the hardest area on a bunny to keep clean for healing.  And in case of accident- I strongly recommend only using scissors while your vet office is OPEN- otherwise you are looking at an emergency fee.

Clippers really are a better way to go- as you can “clipper burn” the skin- the blade gets warm with use and should have a cooling lube applied- and it is possible to knick the skin with clippers- but nothing that would require stitches.

Have you ever tried a mat rake?  I have one of these that I use on my dogs- I have 2 Aussies and it works great on the hair behind their ears and on the back of the legs.  Even though the rake has blades- the blades face away from the pet and cut thru and help remove the mat or clumps or fur.  I have never tried to use the mat rake/comb on my bunny or my short haired cats- as there wold not be much to “comb” with that type of comb.  But the hair buster comb from Save a Bunny works awesome!  It does pull out clumpy butt fur on my bunny.  My bunny will let me comb her and will snuggle with me- but she hates to be zoom groomed or furminated.  The hair buster is awesome on Mini Lop fur- and I have used it on my cats also.  I wish I would have bought 2 hair busters combs….  they are that awesome.  There was a semi recent thread where a member posted a pic of the hair pile she got from her Mini Lop- Pepper- user name wendyszki (spelling?)

http://grooming.petedge.com/Master-Grooming-Tools-Dematting-Combs-TP085.pro?parentCategoryId=190&categoryId=214&subCategoryId=276&subsubCategoryId=480

I work at a vet clinic and we see so many people that are trimming their pets hair and cut the skin- when you pull on the mat- it tents the skin up also- especially if it is close to the skin.

[MimzMum]

It can take just seconds to miss and cut animal skin instead of fur. I sliced open my dog’s elbow this summer completely by accident. The dog hadn’t moved, but my son suddenly stuck his head out the door and called me and it was that quick that I wasn’t paying attention. Poor guy, I must’ve made a 2 inch gash, easy. >.< Luckily for both of us, he healed really well, but I should've gotten him in for stitches (our vet is 30 miels away and I had no car at the time).

[LittlePuffyTail]

I’ll have to look into the hair buster comb. I spent $40.00 getting a furminator but my rabbits hate it! Really hate it! Plus I find it’s too big and heavy to use on my little guys.

[bunnytowne]

Yes the furminator is real heavy.  I hope to get the hairbuster comb too next month. I have a slicker brush and a comb. The comb helps me to get the knots out of Ruby’s coat gently b4 I use the slicker brush on her.

[LittlePuffyTail]

I’ve bought I don’t know how many combs/brushes in the past. All 3 of my buns have very different fur: Bindi: medium long and coarser, Stormy: plush short hair and Olivia has very short, sleek hair.

I was at the pet store today and picked up a comb that has a cat/dog/rabbit on the package and is said to undo matting in the underfur without the pain. It has rotating teeth. If this doesn’t work, I’ll try ordering the Save a Bunny comb. I’ll try my new comb tonight and let you all know if it works, although Bindi’s hair is a bit shorter now due to the trim he got last night. I’m pretty much scared off of trimming him with scissors again, I would never forgive myself if I cut him (and I doubt he would either!)

[MimzMum]

There’s a special bunny comb at SaveABunny?? *runs off to look*

[Sarita]

You can take him to the vet for a sanitary shave which is what I highly suggest rather than risk trimming him yourself or using scissors on him.

[Beka27]

LittlePuffyTail… what kind of brush do you use on Stormy? i am still unsatisfied with my brush selection when grooming Meadow… i can’t seem to really get much hair out… i’ve been thinking of the furminator (esp for Max) but is that too much for mini rex fur?

[LittlePuffyTail]

The comb I bought works pretty good on Bindi, it got a lot of knots out without Bindi freaking out at me as much.

Beka27- For Stormy I use a combination of things. The Furminator (very gently) is good to use on big areas like back and sides but he will only endure it for a short time, I find this gets the heavier shed off. I also use a baby comb (the kind you get in a little set with a soft baby brush and comb) which I find works pretty well on his plush fur and lastly, hands dipped in water. I find that’s the best method. It’s the only way he will let me do his belly and near his tail. I wish someone would invent a brush made specifically for a mini-rex.

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