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Forum HOUSE RABBIT Q & A Sore hocks

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    • BrunosMama
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        So, it seems Butternut is suffering from sore hocks. She has identical red bald spots on each hind foot. No open sores, just inflamed. Her floor is hardwood and a little rough, so I imagine that’s the culprit. We’ve added some soft carpeting to the room to help. Are the sores something I can treat on my own or does the vet have to prescribe something? Thanks!


      • binkiessince2010
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          charlie has this same problem. Weh ave an all carpeted room with plenty of folded blankets and (sigh) memory foam rugs. He has had these since we got him, in November.


        • Darinka
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            Loki has the same problem, but now I have taken note of an open sore on his left hide leg. I have been washing his leg with an antibacterial soap as well as cleaning it with peroxide and applying neosporin to it. I hope I am doing all of the right things to help him heal well. His appetite hasn’t changed and he has free rage of the house while we are home. Poor little guy even has towels in his cage when we aren’t home so we are at a loss as to why this has happened. He gets apple cider vinegar in his water. We have had Loki for a year now and I am not fully sure how to handle this whole situation!!
            I asked my vet what I can do and all I was told was to keep an eye on it and to make sure he has plenty of padding in his cage and to make sure to keep the area clean, since he is mostly a free rage bun.

            Best of luck to you and your little Butternut! I hope she finds relief soon!


          • LBJ10
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              If it isn’t too bad, you can apply plain neosporin to the sore spots. Memory foam bathmats seem to be popular for bunnies with sore hocks problems.


            • jerseygirl
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                Its common with many rabbits to see a bare callused area on the heal. But you do need to keep any eye on those. Keeping nails short and flooring can certainly help. The carpet sounds good. Some carpets are abrasive and can actually be the cause or at least, a contributing factor. One of the best things you can do is pad the hock and bandage it, taking care not to cut off circulation. Sometimes bandaging can move and get up around leg, so that needs to be watched.
                Is she a chewer?

                ETA: ditto on the memory foam mats. They have that nice, velvety top layer. 


              • LittlePuffyTail
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                  I recommend memory foam bath mats. Did wonders when Olivia had sore hocks. I bought the softest, cushiest ones I could find: Bed Bath and Beyond.


                • BrunosMama
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                    Thanks for the advice! She and Backers aren’t really cloth chewers (more wood, lino, wall board etc. Sigh) so I will look into some mats for her.


                  • BrunosMama
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                      Btw, I’m really tempted to make her socks lol. Wouldn’t little bunny socks be cute?! I’m sure would disapprove lol.


                    • jerseygirl
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                        Ive always wondered about socks too. And somehow allowing their nails out so it feels more natural. Plus they’d have a bit more traction. Are you thinking a knitted pair?

                        You’d probably have to find premmie baby ones for most rabbits. Butternut, being a bigger girl could prob have bigger ones. There is always vet wrap instead.
                        Some of those corn plasters might take pressure off a sore. You’d just need to figure out way to get it stay in place. Maybe with some bandage tape.


                      • LittlePuffyTail
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                          I had tried socks for Olivia. Little baby socks that I cut and sitched up so they were thinner for her. Then I put some vetwrap to keep it in place. She had it off in like 2 seconds.


                        • binkiessince2010
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                            Posted By LBJ10 on 8/13/2016 7:49 PM

                            If it isn’t too bad, you can apply plain neosporin to the sore spots. Memory foam bathmats seem to be popular for bunnies with sore hocks problems.

                            AHH, memory foam bathmats! that’s what charlie has.

                             

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