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Hi, My little Timmy who is only 3 years and 4 months old seems to haveinjured either his spine or hip. The anti-inflammatory medicationhasn't done anything, so it's not arthritis. I have to confine him to alittle penned in area, or else he'll damage the apartment with peeing.He used to be...

They're not open wounds (there's not blood oropening)and he doesn't flinch when I touch them. He's notoverweight, though he is a voracious eater! Maybe I'm just being over-protective. it's possible these sores areleft over from when he lived for several years with a badly maintainedlitter box...

Hi, Help! My little holland-lop, Timmy, has hot pink sore spots on his heels,which I thought were caused by a wet litter box. But, I've cleaned thatup and after several months, the sore spots are still there. Could itbe the area rugs i put down for him? It's starting to stress me outbecause he...

Thanks, HoneyPot! Great nic, btw.

Hi Guys, It's in the middle of his back. I've read many of the posts regarding mites or just flaky skin, so I've decided to put listerine on the bald spot to get rid of what might be mites. Someone here suggested checking for mites, how do i do that? Can I see them with the naked eye...

Hi folks, The weather is getting warmer. Is there a temperature at which one should start using the A/C to keep my bun cooler? Is 85F too hot? Thanks again for the wonderful advice, Will

Wildfire is gorgeous! I couldn't get Woody Petso I'm using wood shavings that are not pine or cedar but other woods.I will definitely let you know how things progress. Funny, but since I've been putting desitin on his foot and changing islitterbox, he's been extra affectionate. Bunnys are...

Thank you all for your excellent advice! I'mgoing to buy Woody Pet today and use that as the main bedding for hislitter box, then cover it all with a layer of hay for him to munch on.If I change that every day and use desitin on the bald spot, I thinkhe'll be ok. I think the worst part of it...

I'll try the newspaper pellets then. He's free roaming, no cage.

what about the paper towels with a full layer of hay?

I really like to say that I'm going to take himto the vet, but I don't want to spend the money right now. I'm going tofix his litter pan bedding and use desitin and see ifthe baldspotimproves. I'm not sure what else a vet could do at thispoint. The bald spot is not sensitive to touch and it...

I just put paper towels down with hay in thecorner. Paper towel is probably not the best, but if I change iteveryday I would think it will be alright.

It's sopping wet throughout. But going forward I'm going to change it every day.

Wanted to share some pics of Timmy that I've made recently. http://willrobinson1229.googlepages.com/gallery.htm Funny, that in these pics you can't see the sore hock, no wonder I wasa little shocked to see it today. All that fluffy fur hiding his littlesore spot. :?

He runs around on these cheap area rugs I got atKMart, but I bet it's the dirty litter box. I'll try the Desitin andkeep the litterbox clean every day. Thanks so much for the prompt replies and thorough answers. This forum is a wonderful resource!

What's Desitin? Can I get that at a regularpharmacy? Timmy is a free roaming bunny without a cage so it's not cagewires that would have caused the bald spot. A litterpan that isn't cleaned frequently enough, would that cause it??? (ooops....)

Hi Folks, Anybody seen that on their rabbits? When I touch it he doesn't flinch.It's pink and the scab is dry. I think his natural skin tone is pink.Doesn't seem to be infected, yet I don't want topay a vetbill right now. Maybe it's just a bald spot??:(

Lisa, I'm glad to hear that your single rabbit is ok alone for a week. I betif I had a friend come in to just check in on him, Timmy would bealright. Maybe I'm just being a nervous "mother", though always hate tothink that Timmy might feel abandoned. I can't put my life on holdthough for my...

Thanks, lucylocket. So nice to be welcomed sowarmly. Do you have a suggestions or ideas regarding my posting aboutleaving my rabbit alone for 2 days at a stretch? Any thoughts or ideasare greatly appreciated. Cheers, Will

Do you own a single rabbit, Greta, or are thereothers? If he's single, then it's great to hear that he's ok being leftalone longer than usual. I do know somebody who would check up on him,but that's not the same as being with him, of course.