We picked up this bunny a few hours ago.
Under all that matting is a Double Maned Lionhead. It is a female, approximately three to four months old.
The mats were so bad there was no hope of brushing them out, so we had to resort to scissors. It was like cutting through thick felt. The mats were so close to her skin in at least one place her skin had torn. It took a while, but we were able to eventually carefully, carefully clip the rest of the mats away from her skin. Thankfully she seems otherwise healthy.
Only half way done - but at least we found/freed her tail! I'm sure she already felt so much better!
The only parts of her body without thick mats were her legs, face, and belly.
Some of the mats. They really were like wadded up felt. There was no "hair" just thick solid wadded mats.
Rebekah brushing what is left. Likely this is the first time this bunny has ever been brushed. I think she likes it!
Starting to look like a real bunny again. We thought about shaving the rest of her body, but I believe we will just leave it how it is and let the bald and clipped patches grow back. I'm sure by next year it will all be evened out. She is still beautiful.
And here she is with the other half of herself!
We still don't have a name for her. This happened pretty quickly. Rebekah is in charge of naming her. We are happy to take suggestions!
I'm glad she ended up being with you, she clearly wasn't taken care of wherever she was before. My suggestion for the name is π‘πΈππ. Idk why, in my head it just fits. Came to my mind before I new it.
ReplyDeleteRoxy is a great name. However, Rebekah has named her Princess Coffee Carla. LOL! We will have to reserve "Roxy" for another time. :)
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