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- 04/05/2011 at 12:19 PM
  Lani
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  Last night as Oreo was playing I noticed a small pink dot on one of her back feet. It was about the size of an eraser head and appeared to be completely pink, no redness. I tried to pick her up to look at it but she wasn’t cooperating so I’ll have to try again tonight. I’m wondering if this is normal or might be a sign of sore hocks? Other than the grate on her litter pan, which I just put there a few days ago, all of her surfaces are covered with towels or mats so I’m not sure how it could’ve happened? I know she’s not overweight and in fact, when we went to the vet about 2 weeks ago he said her feet looked good, no problems.
  
  Also, any tips you might have on picking her up would be wonderful. She will tolerate pets but is a ferocious kicker/squirmer if I try to pick her up, which I know is normal, but isn’t helping me look at her feet.
- 04/05/2011 at 3:55 PM
  jerseygirl
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  A light pink bare area is normal. I think the fur thins out there from friction, normal wear and tear I guess you could say.
  
  I have one rabbit who’s pretty uncooperative being picked up. With him, i get him to jump into a box, tray or carrier and then I lift that instead. Once I have him to a higher area (washing machine) I’m able to pick him up from there. I usually have to herd him into the box or whatever but he’s not as frantic as he would be if I was just lifting him direct from the floor. Maybe worth a try with Oreo?
- 04/05/2011 at 4:10 PM
  Lani
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  Thats a great idea about the washing machine, especially since she was a perfect little bun on the slick table at the vets. Isn’t that how it works, misbehave at home, be good when people are looking
- 04/05/2011 at 4:26 PM
  jerseygirl
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  Isn’t that how it works, misbehave at home, be good when people are looking
  
  Yes, I believe you are right! Lol
- 04/06/2011 at 4:49 AM
  LittlePuffyTail
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  Yup no worries there about the pink spot, pink and hard is good, red and soft is bad. But you should get in the habit of checking her feet once a week. Check for any redness or swelling that may appear.
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