BRUSHING YOUR RABBIT FOR HIS HEALTH
By: Andrew Massaro
You may be surprised to learn that brushing your rabbit's coat is more than a cosmetic concern - it can actually be a matter of life and death. This is because rabbits, like cats, lick their fur as part of their regular grooming activity, swallowing some hair in the process. Unlike cats, rabbits are unable to regurgitate hairballs from their stomach. Ideally, the rabbit will pass the hairball with its scat, but if the hairball is too large, or the rabbit isn't getting enough fiber in its diet, the hair may cause a blockage, resulting in starvation and death. The best way to prevent this from happening (apart from good nutrition) is brushing the rabbit's fur on a weekly basis. This assumes a short-hair breed. If you have a long-hair rabbit, and choose not to keep the fur clipped short, you'll want to brush every day or two instead.
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