Sore hocks on a young rabbit

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- 01/26/2025 at 5:31 PM
  jess
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  my bunny is 11 months old and has sore hocks already. He has a memory foam mat with a soft blanket on top for flooring. He already has sore hocks and I’m not sure what to do about it. I’ve tried numerous different floorings with my previous rabbit and I thought I finally found the right one, but I guess it’s not padded enough? I know that mini rexes are prone to this because of their thin fur and lack of padding on their feet. Would putting a second memory foam mat on top help, or is there some other reason he’s getting these?
- 01/26/2025 at 7:34 PM
  LBJ10
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  It’s hard to tell from the picture. Is there an actual sore? This almost looks like a callus.
  - 01/27/2025 at 6:58 AM
    jess
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    Oh that may be what it is. I can’t really tell either, for some reason I couldn’t get a clear photo of it. But my older rabbit had these before and they turned into really bad sores. I’m not sure how he could have possibly gotten them though. So callus makes a bit more sense haha
- 01/27/2025 at 9:16 AM
  BrunosMama
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  Do those spots seem to cause him pain? From the photo, it looks a little pink, but not red or open/sore.
  
  The reason I ask is, I had a mini rex who had a small spot like that on the back of one of her back feet, but never caused her pain and never seemed to cause any issues. It was almost like a calous. She also had lots of soft spots to sit on, fleece blankets and such. I kept an eye on it, obviously, but it never turned into an issue.
  
  Your bun seems young, but its possible its just a calous. Onviously, though, keep a close eye on it. Have you tried a fleece blanket? (Forgive if I may have missed that in your post). Those seem to do well for flooring and stoft spots for mini rexes to sit. 🙂
- 01/27/2025 at 9:17 AM
  mia
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  Grade 1 sore hocks
  
  There are creams you can get from vet and also over the counter ones that supposedly helps; never seemed to help my buns but my buns feet never got worse.
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