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- 04/26/2011 at 10:29 AM
  Tate
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  My rabbit, Velvateen has been getting cysts on the bottom of his feet for a few months now. I noticed the first one kind of between his toes in November last year and took him to the vet. The vet diagnosed it as a cyst and gave me some Quadritop. He also said that they are somewhat common and really not too big of a deal, but in all honesty, I can’t remember if he said to come back if more were popping up. His first cyst cleared up after a few days with the Quadritop. A few weeks ago, I noticed another cyst-like bump on the back of his foot (err… heel-ish area? IS that a heel???) so I started with the Quadritop 3 times a day again. It has not cleared up and now I’ve noticed another one in roughly the same area on his other foot. All three of the cysts were open and while not bleeding, very red and very sensitive.
  
  Right now, his diet is a mix of timothy hay, oat hay, and orchard grass. He has 2-3 tsp of Oxbow ALFALFA pellets each day (I know, I know… switching again soon, he was just sooooooo resistant to those timothy pellets….). Occasionally, he will get a piece of spinach or romaine, but since Fievel does not do well on veggies (lots of cecals), this is very limited to the point where it’s mainly a treat. He also gets a half of an Oxbow veggie treat every day or every other day.
  
  They live together in an xpen, so no wire floors. I clean their litter boxes completely daily so I don’t think it’s caused by an icky cage!
  
  Does anyone have any experience/insight on this? I think I should take him to the vet again, but wanted to see if this was indeed common or if it indicates something wrong in his system/what I’m doing. I have a fairly reliable vet where I am now, but I would really like to take Velvateen back to his original vet across the state, who I trust. I’m going over that way in 2 weeks and will be over there for about a month.
  
  Any thoughts on this and what causes it would be sooo appreciated! Thanks!!
- 04/26/2011 at 12:59 PM
  Michelle&Lolli
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  It sounds like sore hocks. Some rabbits are more prone to sore hocks where that heel area gets red and either a sore or a callous can develop. Usually it forms when rabbits are on wire floors but it can also form when they are overweight or their weight is being distributed unevenly on their feet. That can be caused by nails being too long.
  
  I think since the medication isn’t helping this time, you should take him back to a vet.
  
  Lolli gets sore hocks but she just starts getting red. It’s a sign I need to clip her nails and once they’re shorter, the redness fades. Here is a website on it too:
  
  <a href="http://It sounds like sore hocks. Some rabbits are more prone to sore hocks where that heel area gets red and either a sore or a callous can develop. Usually it forms when rabbits are on wire floors but it can also form when they are overweight or their weight is being distributed unevenly on their feet. That can be caused by nails being too long. Lolli gets sore hocks but she just starts getting red. It's a sign I need to clip her nails and once they're shorter, the redness fades. Here is a website on it too: http://www.rabbitnetwork.org/articles/sorehocks.shtml">www.rabbitnetwork.org/articles/sorehocks.shtml</a></p>
- 04/26/2011 at 3:20 PM
  Tate
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  Aw my poor boy! He is only 2 lbs and I am able to clip his nails every 2-4 weeks as needed. I feel so bad! I will make an appointment with the vet for next week. :\
- 04/26/2011 at 6:14 PM
  Michelle&Lolli
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  What the heck happened to my post? LOL Oh my. Ok….
  
  It is probably not anything that you are doing/not doing, etc. Rexes are prone to them because their fur is short and on all breeds, their fur is naturally thin on the bottom of their feet. Lolli gets them cause I can’t get her nails short enough and she’s always been on carpet. I think even being on carpet can cause the fur to be rubbed off and then sores to start. The fur protects the skin and that’s what is being affected in sore hocks.
  
  Are they clear cysts – more like blisters? Or are they sometimes puss filled? If they are puss filled, he might need tested for certain diseases or for infection. Not trying to scare you but it’s never a good thing when the medication he was given last time isn’t working. It sounds like the vet you like better would be the one I would take him too. It sounds like she’s more willing to look into it more than this other vet. But maybe I’m perceiving it wrong.
  
  (((Hugs to you both!))) It’s always worrisome when they have ouchies!
- 04/26/2011 at 8:54 PM
  Tate
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  They are red and open right now. When he first develops them, they just look like little red bumps. I’ll get him to the vet- man, I’m glad he’s insured. Hehe. Such problem bunnies!!!
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