LionheadLuver
Warren Veteran
Hey
Everyone knows about Molly and her sore hocks. Her hocks are fine but she has got 2 abscesses right now (did have another one, but bursting it and cleaning it healed it up well). I think she's sitting in her urine, which is then absorbed by her bare skin on her hocks, which cause the infection in the abscess.
The floor of their hutch and run is thick hay, with Megazorb underneath to absorb urine. However, I think the hay keeps the urine on top, so when Molly sits in a urine patch, it's in direct contact with her skin. The hutch and run is cleaned every day, so she isn't in filthy conditions. They aren't fully litter trained, but I can pretty much guarantee where they will wee (in their bedroom part of their hutch and around their water bowl in one corner of their run).
I'm wondering whether to try vet bed, because it takes urine away from the surface so if she sits on it, urine won't be absorbed into her skin. However, how many layers of vetbed would I need to provide enough cushioning for her sore hocks? Is it a good idea? And would I have put hay on top of the vet bed to provide warmth, or is that defeating the aim of this?
Everyone knows about Molly and her sore hocks. Her hocks are fine but she has got 2 abscesses right now (did have another one, but bursting it and cleaning it healed it up well). I think she's sitting in her urine, which is then absorbed by her bare skin on her hocks, which cause the infection in the abscess.
The floor of their hutch and run is thick hay, with Megazorb underneath to absorb urine. However, I think the hay keeps the urine on top, so when Molly sits in a urine patch, it's in direct contact with her skin. The hutch and run is cleaned every day, so she isn't in filthy conditions. They aren't fully litter trained, but I can pretty much guarantee where they will wee (in their bedroom part of their hutch and around their water bowl in one corner of their run).
I'm wondering whether to try vet bed, because it takes urine away from the surface so if she sits on it, urine won't be absorbed into her skin. However, how many layers of vetbed would I need to provide enough cushioning for her sore hocks? Is it a good idea? And would I have put hay on top of the vet bed to provide warmth, or is that defeating the aim of this?