Hi I have a approx 1 1/2 yrs old Mini Rex who weight about 6 lbs........ I have read the
internet over and over and it appears that its sore hocks but on front paw.

 I took him to a vet that was highly recommended as a vet specializing in rabbits and I
feel like he doesnt seem to know too much about bunnies even so he claims he
does. I told him I really think my bunny is in pain so he tested him for
Ringworm I told him he was already tested 3 month ago by my dogs vet and it was
negative.... he seems to ignore the sores and told me I should just put aloe or
vitamin E oil on it. I feel so helpless the poor thing must be in pain. I can
take a picture would you mind looking at it?

Thanks in advance I am frustrated and dont know where else I can take him to a
true bunny expert for help everyone I call says yeah we seen a bunny but are not specialized.

They look like really red "pimples" on his front paws where the nails are on the bottom....

he keeps lickin em and flickin them....it must hurt him. I put aloe on him twice today and some vitamin e oil

i did use preparation H as suggested in some articles but the vet actually yelled at me today for doing that and said I wasnt the expert he was and that cream could kill my bunny. Any suggestions?

Thanks so much in advance.

Hi. Time for a new vet I think! A vet yelling at you is NOT helpful. I'm really peeved to hear he did that (on your behalf )
Absolutely post some pictures. Someone here might recognise the condition and be able to help.
I think neosporin topical cream is able to be used be not sure 0 - I will have a look around. Just be certain to use one with NO analgesic in it. Treating the site should help with pain relief. Hang in there - the people here will certainly be more helpful than your vet. If you are happy to post the area in which you live, we may even be able to recommend another vet.

Jerseygirl is right - mini rexes are more susceptible due to their thin hair on their feet. How are his nails? Sometimes if nails are allowed to grow too long, it can cause pressure on the pads. Though you have forked out $$ already on the vet, I agree that you may need to look for a new one

Here is a great resource from the House Rabbit Society about how to find a rabbit-savvy vet (and hopefully one with a better bed-side manner!),

. They also have a list of rabbit-savvy vets in the U.S. but you should still go through the screening process as some of the contacts may have changed

Hi jaimerenae, thanks for posting a pic. It should help.  The picture has come up as your avatar, that is why it's so small.  To put a pic in your post, when you are next logged on, click on edit in your post and that will open the Post Editor page.  At the bottom, below the submit&cancel buttons there is an Attachment box.

Click on the arrow on the right of the box.  You will see a box with Browse and Upload next to it. Click on browse and find the folder where you store photos. Click on the one you want then click Upload.  Then the attchment box will display the pictures details and there is an option called Insert Image. Click it and you picture should load up in the mainn body text box.

Hope that helps.  I've tried to enlarge the picture slightly but it loses quality, so if you could repost it, that would be great.

   Ok, now to your rexes paw. So this is his front paw?  One thing I noticed straight away is the lack of fur on the base.   Is the pimply area you referred to back at the base of the toes (middle of picture) ?  I cannot tell very well but is that two of his nails I can see on right hand side of picture?  If so, that would be a major factor in his feets condition.  They need to be kept short, particularly for Rexes.  Can you have your vet or vet tech trim them for you?  Forgive me if it isn't his nails. It's hard to see.  Hopefully you can repost the photo via the instructions I gave - if they make sense!!!

 

 

   Ok, now to your rexes paw. So this is his front paw? YES FRONT PAW

  One thing I noticed straight away is the lack of fur on the base.  THE VET RIPPED OUT HIS FUR TO TEST FOR RINGWORM....

 Is the pimply area you referred to back at the base of the toes (middle of picture) ? YES AT BASE OF TOES and VET JUST CUT THESE 5 days ago.... so they are still too long???? then he obviously has no clue of bunnies as he claims he does

any suggestions?
 

With the nails - because they have been rather long, the quick (flesh inside the nail) will have grown long, and you will need to do what Sarita suggested and just trim slowly down - slowly meaning over time, just trim them more often, check every few weeks and trim. The quick will then slowly recede. (So that is why your vet probably did not trim too much off)

His feel look calloused, and though there could be something else going on besides just nails, it definitely will help though to keep his nails shorter.

Check out

http://binkybunny.com/BUNNYINFO/Mon...fault.aspx

and scroll down to find out how to clip nails.  With darker bunnies, it can be harder sometimes to spot the quick (the part you don't want to cut), and so the flashlight will help illuminate that so you can stay away from it.

There are different kinds of clippers you can use, (don't use scissors), ones that are good would be for cats are usually just fine.

KK posted : On the rex thing-If your bunny has curly whiskers that's the dead give away that they are a rex or minirex

my mini rex has no whiskers at all... is this not normal??

Are his paws, or his movements, any better today?

(And
Spockie's whiskers were so short and curly that I thought Samantha had a Mark Twain mustache, hers are so long!)