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FORUM HOUSE RABBIT Q & A Rabbit Hocks

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    • itslorie
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        Hi! I am new to this site, excited to have somewhere to share info about bunnies! My bun Rexi is 10 months old, and has been a light in our house! So much fun.

        I am wondering if anyone has experience with hocks on back feet of bunnies? I recently found hers and trimmed her nails immediately and hoping it doesnt get worse. Any remedies or tips regarding these? Thanks!


      • Wick & Fable
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          Rexs are prone to sore hocks. They don’t look super red or cracked, which is great. I would keep monitoring and ensure that you’re keeping your rabbit at a healthy weight and that she is getting space to exercise and move around on flooring that is flat and soft. Uneven flooring, like wire bottom cage floors, or overly rough textures can be harsher on feet.

          The right(?) foot (sorry, bad at perspectives)– the one where the callous is actually exposed, is more at risk than the other since the fur is no longer there.

          Here’s an information article on Sore Hocks: http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/sorehocks.html

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        • DanaNM
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            @itslorie , what is your bunny’s flooring and housing situation like? Providing some soft fleece blankets and memory foam mats can help (provided your bun isn’t a chewer).


            @Wick
            , I’ve actually heard that providing some uneven textures can help take pressure off the heals. By that I mean some towels or blankets that are bunched up in irregular ways, so the foot is not always putting pressure on the same spot (not being on uneven flooring all the time). Kind of the same reasoning as giving birds natural branch perches that are irregular shapes instead of straight dowels that are perfectly circular.

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            • Wick & Fable
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                Interesting! That makes sense to me and merits exploration on what “uneven” looks like in the rabbit’s overall environment and exposure.

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            • itslorie
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                Thanks for the responses!

                She is mostly free range between the house and the garage. Her cage in the garage is open during the day and has a metal (not wire) flooring with her hay/litter box. I have trimmed her nails and will make sure her weight is not too high, but I think the cause is our epoxy garage flooring. While she is in and out of the house during the day, the garage floor doesnt have any padding. I will try to add some foam pads in cage and around garage.

                Would coconut oil help in her callouses or just let them be?


              • DanaNM
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                  I wouldn’t do coconut oil, but giving her some softer flooring should help. Do they look dry and cracked?

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