A variety of problems

[River]

One of our current residents – Kale – has been having a few issues as of late. 

The first, is callouses on the bottom of one foot. Just on one. He has solid flooring, so I can’t be blaming wires, but I don’t know what else it could be. There’s no sores, and he doesn’t seem bothered by it at all, but I’m concerned. Should I point this out to a vet? Or is this something to handle at home, instead? 

The second started more recently. A few months ago, Kale had diarrhea after having kale, romaine, and spinach for his daily vegetables. Ever since then, he hasn’t been able to tolerate vegetables at all. The only thing he could have without having diarrhea was a carrot once a week. But now, he can’t even tolerate this – it gave him diarrhea. Otherwise, his stools are very healthy. I know some rabbits don’t tolerate vegetables, so I wasn’t very worried about this at first, but if he can’t even tolerate a single baby carrot…is this something to be worried about?

Lastly, and most recent, starting only a few days ago, is a urination thing. His urine is now all over his stomach and the bottom of his tail. We’ve moved him so he’s housed near a doe, but not directly with her, as he is not neutered. Could this be him spraying due to puberty and hormones, or is it something else entirely? This one has been the most concerning thing of all to me, and I think a vet visit is in order, but I thought I’d ask here before scheduling an appointment. 

[Mikey]

Urine over the stomach and bottom of his tail, coupled with the callouses on his foot sound like urine scalding, or some type of blockage. Youll want to see a vet no matter what to make sure these problems are not all related and are taken care of appropriately

[River]

Will do! I’ll make an appointment. Thanks.

[Azerane]

Yes, sounds like a vet appt is due. Urine scalding can have many causes but the calloused foot could certainly be related. Otherwise a hard solid floor can certainly still cause calloused feet. What breed is he? Rex breeds have trouble on a variety of surfaces due to not having a protective guard hairs which help to pad the foot.

If he has an infection or similar, that could also be causing the sudden diarrhoea from veggies because there’s already an imbalance.

[River]

He’s a mini-rex, so it could be the problem. Nonetheless, he’ll be seeing his vet ASAP. Thank you (:

[BunnyFriends]

That’s good news. Hope he’s feeling better soon… keep us updated!

[LBJ10]

Callouses can just happen, especially when they don’t have a lot of “padding” on their feet. LPT uses memory foam bath mats for her bunny. As for the sensitive stomach and urine issues, I think you should at least talk to a vet about them. It sounds like that’s what you intend to do.

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