Bathing rabbits

[zippy-kat]

Originally posted by Daisylover
NEVER use a rubbing alcohol on fur.

Really? I haven't heard this before...what does the alcohol do to the fur?

[Daisylover]

Alcohol dries out the fur and tender skin underneath. My rabbit specialist vet says bunnies have exceedingly tender and thin skin plus lousey immune systems. The skin need the moisture the alcohol would take out.....can't exactly put body lotion on a bun !

As a side note, the vet also said NOT to use the grooming brushes with the thin metal wires...she said the wires are sharp enough to cut the skin, and with their insufficient immune systems..it's a bad combination. She recommended the flea combs as the tips are rounded and there is only one row of them.