Problems need advice quick!!

[Shane26154]

I have a dwarf bunny. I'de say a couple of months old if that. And i just gave him a bath and i noticed something.. I looked down at his penis and i noticed there were 2 oval red things about a quarter size each and under it is like what looks to be a penis. But it looks like one of the oval things are one on top of the other with looks to be the penis under the balls.. can any one tell me what it is if it is just his penis or if somethign else is wrong with him.... no vets open and i needed to get advice quickly please help.. thanx

 

[naturestee]

I don't quite understand what you mean. This site has pictures of normal males. Maybe that will help?
http://www.rabbitnetwork.org/articles/sexingboys.shtml

 

[Shane26154]

Yeah that did help me out a lot. But i just gave him a bath with dawn dishsoap to rid of a couple of flea's and he was liking it while it was on him.. i didnt let him after that and held him until i got it off but will he be ok? it wasn't that much...

But after the bath i looked and seen this and thats what it looked like but they were all big and blown up (like a balloon filled with air) and i just looked again and they arn't anymore they are just little flaps now.. any advice on this?

 

[naturestee]

Shane26154 wrote:

But after the bath i looked and seen this and thats what it looked like but they were all big and blown up (like a balloon filled with air) and i just looked again and they arn't anymore they are just little flaps now.. any advice on this?

Are you talking about the testicles? It sounds like they just retracted a little. He was probably cold after the bath.

Licking the soap a little shouldn't hurt him as long as he didn't ingest much.

FYI, baths aren't really good for rabbits. If you need to get rid of fleas, it's best to use a safe topical treatment instead. That will kill the eggs as well as get rid of adult fleas. Read here for more info:
http://rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=12922&forum_id=10

 

[Shane26154]

Where do you think i could get this stuff? is at any local store? perhaps wal-mart?

and last question would a flea collar work or could you do that with a rabbit

(sorry my first rabbit.. won it for my finace' and just tryin to make her happy with it.. it will break her heart if something happens to it

 

[pamnock]

Advantage from the vet works well. You can also try kitten flea powder with Carbaryl or any 5% Carbaryl dust such as Sevin garden dust. Use only a tiny amount, and don't get it into the rabbits eyes. Like any medication, there is risk of possible reaction, so I do recommend taking the rabbit to the vet for flea treatment.

Do not use a fleacollars or flea baths. Regular baths will not rid the bunny of fleas.

The testicles just appeared largerdue to the hair being wet. A rabbit can also retract its testicles -- now you see 'em -- now you don't



Pam