Bald spots near toes??

[BaileyBun]

Today I was doing routine grooming and nail trimming, and noticed a pink bald patch on one of Bailey’s toes.  I freaked out for a second, and then I checked out her other tosies by moving the hair around- they all have a tiny little bald patch just before the nail starts!  I checked Logan’s toes, too, and he has so much hair on his feet that I couldn’t really tell if he has the same bald spots, but I did feel little bumps at the same area.  My vet was impressed with how much hair Logan has on his paws when he went in for his first checkup, but I don’t remember if she said anything about Bailey’s paws.  Is this normal, or does she need to see the vet?  She seems to be hopping around just fine and she didn’t squirm or anything when I touched it.  

[mocha200]

It looks like it could be sore hocks. I would try to put some neosporin ( without pain reliever) on it and see if it the redness goes away a little. My buns have never had sore hocks so someone else might be able to give you more info.

[BaileyBun]

That was my first thought, but I thought sore hocks are on the back of their feet, like the heel area…?

[RabbitPam]

It could have been brought on by a bit of moisture, or she may have cleaned her toes and pulled off some of the fur.
I am guessing she is a rex? They tend to have much more sensitive feet and a lot less fur.

[mocha200]

yeah your right, I didn’t think of that. does it seem to be sore or inflamed now?

[BaileyBun]

RabbitPam- she’s a dutch. She definitely has a lot less fur on her feet than Logan (jersey wooly), but there are no bald or thin patches anywhere else- just the toes. I picked her up yesterday to put some neosporin on her feet like Mocha suggested, and I got a better look at her toes. I have to separate the fur near her toes to see the bald spots. They’re really small, on every single toe, and in the same exact place on every toe. They’re very light pink until I put pressure on them and release (like capillary refill in horses), so they don’t seem red or inflamed. The picture looks a little pink, but it goes back to light pink when I stop poking and prodding I started to put neosporin on the spots, until I realized that every single toe had one, and it was making a mess with all of the hair that kept getting in the way.

I am thinking that she would like something soft to stand/sleep on. She used to be on carpet (plus the plastic tray in their puppy kennel), but Logan has too many accidents on carpet, so I switched them to wood floor with cardboard on top. She’s only on carpet when I let them out (probably 3-6 hours every day). They have a soft cat bed, but Logan claimed it as his, and I hardly ever see her using it now. I do have some thick fluffy sheepskin stuff- would it be okay to put that down where she likes to nap? I don’t want the bald toes spreading to the rest of her feet!

[RabbitPam]

It doesn’t sound like it’s going to spread. (Not to be flippant, but it sounds cute.) I would try a sheepskin for her as long as she doesn’t chew it up. Might help. It does sound like skin where the fur just doesn’t grow. I just tried to check out Sammy’s toes and can’t even get close.

[BaileyBun]

 Oh no, I totally forgot to ask my vet about this! Haha, not to worry, because I call the office every other week with some sort of question! They must think I’m nuts

[Beka27]

It looks like a point of pressure when she’s standing. My mini rex has bald heels, and on some of her toes, she has a pink bald area as well. Softer flooring may help and keeping the nails well trimmed.

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