Red hock

[Susanne]

Hi, I was wondering if people think my rabbit’s hock could be painful for him or is this normal? He runs around fine but looks like it could be sore. The first picture is how his fur lays over normally and the second picture I moved the fur out of the way, so it’s not completely exposed typically. Thanks!

 

 

[DanaNM]

Hmmmm, since it’s covered with the flap of fur, this falls in the “keep an eye on it” category for me, as it’s currently a callous but does look a little red in the pic. I would try to add some softer flooring where you can (especially in areas where he tends to rest) and see if that helps. Myra is prone to getting a similar callous and her’s got better once I added some fleece blankets and a vet bed to the areas where she likes to sleep.

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[Susanne]

Thanks for your input, I wasn’t sure if I should take him to vet for treatment at this point. I think it’s been like that for a long time, but so hard to get a good look and a picture that I’m not sure if it’s gotten worse. I think I’ll take pics every month or so to monitor. He does have a cotton blanket where he sleeps the most, and the entire floor in their area is foam mats or low pile carpet (on top of foam mats ;)).   I can put down another fleece blanket or 2 as well.

[DanaNM]

Yeah it could just be normal for him, so I think taking regular photos for a couple months will help to know whether it’s gotten worse. Sometimes the low pile carpet can be a bit abrassive. I got these fleece puppy blankets recently that are super soft that I think helped Myra a lot!

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[Susanne]

Thanks again! I should have tried harder to get pictures sooner, since keeping an eye made it harder than I thought to notice if anything changed.

I got some foam mats to replace some natural fiber rugs since I thought that would help, but after lots of $$ later realized the foam mats were different from my other ones, and too slick. So I put the low pile rug on top. Then the rug in the hall where they do zoomies. It’s always a balance between good traction, softness, and something Ruby won’t chew up 🙂

[DanaNM]

Oh I totally get it! Different textures of some grass mats might also help! I think having a variety of different surfaces and textures is alsogood for their feet. 🙂

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