LionheadLuver
Warren Veteran
hello
Both Milly and Molly now have sore hocks. They both have a small circle on their hocks where the fur has rubbed away and the skin is pink underneath. There is no cracking, redness, etc yet. Their hutch is covered with thick hay/straw and they go out in their run which is on grass for 9 hours a day. The only thing that could have caused this is the roofing felt on top of their shelter. Is there anything I can do to cover it? They love digging and if I put a towel on there, they'd dig at it and get rid of it. They are going to vets next week to get microchipped and I will ask the vet then about their hocks. Over the winter, they had paper over part of their hutch and their run was on rubber mats. I think this may have started it off, but the fur is still disappearing now, so something is still aggrivating it. Help!!! What would the vet usually advise? The bunnies' nails are kept as short as they can go, because the quick is quite far down the nail.
Both Milly and Molly now have sore hocks. They both have a small circle on their hocks where the fur has rubbed away and the skin is pink underneath. There is no cracking, redness, etc yet. Their hutch is covered with thick hay/straw and they go out in their run which is on grass for 9 hours a day. The only thing that could have caused this is the roofing felt on top of their shelter. Is there anything I can do to cover it? They love digging and if I put a towel on there, they'd dig at it and get rid of it. They are going to vets next week to get microchipped and I will ask the vet then about their hocks. Over the winter, they had paper over part of their hutch and their run was on rubber mats. I think this may have started it off, but the fur is still disappearing now, so something is still aggrivating it. Help!!! What would the vet usually advise? The bunnies' nails are kept as short as they can go, because the quick is quite far down the nail.