Cleaning the White Bun

[Muchelle]

Nope, my bun didn’t suddenly become white! Asking for a friend

So, this is Polpetta (meatball), which is a totally bad name for a rabbit in Italy… but I digress.
Polpetta’s been recently adopted by my friend, he’s 4 years old and is pretty white. He gets stained a lot after eating and his previous owner used to bathe him once a week. My friend doesn’t want to do that, but she’s at loss about how to keep his little face cleaned, since warm water only doesn’t work.

Any ideas?

[jerseygirl]

Aw cute!! I think he has a cute name too.
Is is veggie juice from greens? Lol

Maybe give pure cornstarch a go? You rub it into the fur, then comb it out. Repeat..
Or white vinegar but I don’t know how that would be on their skin.

[Muchelle]

Yeah, I was at loss for suggestions cause it’s so close to his little nose… I have used dry shampoo before on K but it was on his butt :/
It’s staining from hay and vegetables, yes. I’ll tell her to try with the starch, let’s see what happens!

[Wick & Fable]

If your rabbit is comfortable with it, you can try a damp towel, gentle face/nose grab and rub, followed by a dry towel. I’m not sure how fast face-fur turnover is, but it should go away if the environment is clean after some time too.

The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.

[Finnigan!]

When my bun gets fruit stains I use a baby wipe first then if that doesn’t work then I use a bit of warm water and a gentle degreaser like dawn. You have to be careful however of you ratio. I use about a drop for a big cup of water and stir it around. I apply it with a finger and brush it out with a flea comb. This usually works unless he ate blackberries.

[Vienna Blue in France]

How does he get it stained so far out?! Lol. Does he put his nose in a bowl for the veggies? LOL
maybe cut the bits into small strips so he only has to suck it up like spaghetti in Lady and the Tramp

[Q8bunny]

LOL He and his name are awfully cute.

I’d do washcloth with warm water only. It’s too close to the nose to use anything else without concerns (cornstarch – risk of inhalation, no matter how carefully applied; vinegar – way too strong for a bun’s uber-sensitive nose; detergents like Dawn (sorry, Finnegan) should be avoided like the plague even in the tiniest quantities as they contain incredibly stripping surfectants for a bun’s fragile paper-thin skin – you’d be better off with a drop of gentle or sensitive-skin baby shampoo).

If esthetics are concern, try adding just a squirt of strained lemon juice to the warm water and then dip in the washcloth for a booplesnoot rub.

[Muchelle]

So the backstory to the pic is that the girl went to work without cleaning him right after the meal (he apparently dives in his celery so savagely that he gets stained all the way up his head ahahah), then this pic is the “after” of her trying to washcloth clean him. Luckily he’s very docile and enjoys being cleaned…

I have passed down all the info but I still don’t know if the white bun is white again… the suspance!! (and I can’t wait to meet this furball in person)

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