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Sore hocks advice please

L

lildebs

Mama Doe
Just watching Oscar jump off his shelf I noticed a pink mark on his back paw, so went and picked him up and his right back paw is pink (towards the heel) no fur on it, not bleeding or red that I could see just pink.
So I'm panicking :( what's caused it and how to treat it, can I change anyting in their set up.

Wondering if it's the run area of the kennel as their hay baskets are mainly there and they like to sit on the stool, or inside shavings on 1st level and 2nd level is carpeted, could it be the carpet (friction), there is also a litter tray in run area one on ground floor shed area, one on 1st shelf, 2nd shelf which is carpeted they sleep on.
Shall I move the hay inside so they're not on the hard surface all the time?

My poor boy, they've both been healthy and this is a first of any probs, I feel like I've done something wrong.

Any advice please?
 
Yes sore hocks need a soft natural surface, ideally grass for the majority of the day, if thats not possible lots and lots of hay, keeping nails short, there are few threads on sore hocks already with lots of tips from other people.
 
Thankyou! I have looked at a few old threads and one by PL, I haven't applied anything to the sore area, think dry is best. I'm about to go out and change their environment and have a closer look at Oscar's paw.
I've booked him in the vet at 9am tomorrow to have it looked at in any case.
Would straw be softer than hay for their levels? I have bales of hay so it's not very soft? I have no grassed area at all, what should I put in the run area of kennel do you think?
 
my old rosie has sore hocks, vet gave us bactroban ointment to apply to affected areas, her left leg is worse then the right, last week i actually padded her feet and bandaged them, and she didn't mind, if the legs get bad, ive heard some people using baby socks

if your bunny is indoors vetbed is best to use, they say
 
I've adjusted their accomodation, with areas of fleece, thick blanket and area stacked with hay...I'm thinking the run area may be the cause...concrete so there's only one hay basket now and their water and stool, thick blanket on the floor.
Looked again at Oscars paw and surrounding fur which seems to help cover the area but when you move it there's a bald patch
 
Angel one of my bridge bunnies had sore hocks.In her run i used rubber stable matting.It was really good and easy to clean etc
 
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