This is all the same foot? How is the other one? It does look like there is at least one puss pocket under there.

I agree it looks like there is a puss pocket there. Sometimes they can get poked in the foot by a sharp piece of hay and get an abscess from it.

If he just had bloodwork on Sept 22 I don’t see why he needs it again before his dental trim. Talk to your vet about only doing the essential things.

It’s good that you have a painkiller. I don’t think I’d dare do much with this foot until a vet has had a look at it. It does look infected so oral antibiotics are probably needed.

Until Monday, maybe just try to keep his area very clean, empty the litterboxes and renew the litter material.

I’m glad you got him seen and the cysts cleaned out. If you got oral antibiotics for him, the foot might heal even without the silver sulfadine cream. Bandaging is always a problem with buns, they tend to remove any kind of bandage we try to put on. You can make an E-collar from a paper saucer and electrical tape and keep it on for an hour or two right after you’ve put on the cream and the sock. If he is licking his foot obsessively, an E-collar might be of need just to keep him from hurting himself by licking and/chewing at the wounded area all the time.

Did you get a painkiller for him? Pain relief can make a bun less inclined to lick/chew at a wound.

It’s good that this isn’t sore hocks! Sore hocks are notoriously difficult bc the bun has to put weight on the hocks pretty much all the time, and it’s tricky to keep the underside of the feet very clean.

Thank you for the update!

I usually had to give a day notice to the vet when requesting a refill. I am happy to hear the vet was able to clean things up. Hopefully it will heal up OK.