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- 12/01/2012 at 2:05 PM
  Gina
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  Hi ladies! I am actually an old member but I need some advice. I have an old bun, about 9 years old, who has never been THAT great with his litter box.
  
  His bottom is starting to get all matted and soaked in pee from the bottom of his cage. He pees and then walks around in it and it gets all over his butt. Right now we don’t cover the bottom of the cage in pellets, just the litter box inside the cage. We used to put towels/ newspaper down in the bottom of the cage, but that seemed to make it worse (his marking) and they would be soaked in pee within a few hours.
  
  How do i keep his bottom clean? We clean his cage 1-2 times a day.
  
  Thanks!!!
- 12/01/2012 at 2:12 PM
  RabbitPam
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  Hi, Gina,
  I had a senior bunny who became incontinent (could’t move back leg to hoist into his litter pan) at age 7. I found a site called Palace Pet Beds that sells cuttings of carpet that is used for puppies, geriatric pets and even in hospitals. It is a rug material that wicks away moisture so you just toss it into a washing machine and let it dry while putting down a fresh one that was washed the day before. It keeps your bunny from moving in soaked pee areas. It was work to wash often, but I loved them and could cut large pieces on sale into smaller sizes that fit my cage bottom.
  
  You can sprinkle his bottom and feet with plain corn starch, which will also absorb the moisture on him, then dry him off and brush it off of him. I did very frequent (every other day?) butt baths. I put about an inch of warm water into the sink, held him in it, gently cleaned him with a washcloth and baby soap (uncscented) and towel dried him. He stayed still because it felt good, and he didn’t need his upper body or head cleaned at all, just the underside and feet that got soiled. Keep him warm right after – you can blow dry him for a few minutes on a low setting along with towel drying.
  
  If he can get into the litter pan at all, maybe cut out the front and smooth the edges so he can have the entrance to the litter pan level with the ground, and let him move into the pan with litter if he likes that better.
- 12/01/2012 at 2:28 PM
  Gina
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  great ideas, thanks. i will have to google that website.
  
  He actually can hop in and out just fine, i think he has just become a little lazy!
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