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Rex, sore hocks
- Thread starter BettyLu
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natsusakura
Warren Veteran
Change the set up from the carpet this tends to make the hocks sore, as the fibres that it's made of can 'rub' the fur off the feet and make them sore.
Bailey is a mini rex and gets slightly sore hocks and Angel his partner is a lionhead rew and her hocks are so bad.
I used to have them both living in my room, where I has a deep litter tray with lots of hay and fleeces on the floor.
This wasn't good enough to stop them from getting sore, so I moved the into my living room where I have a ferplast cage filled deep with lots of hay, a litter tray filled with hay, and fleees on the ground for them.
I have noticed a huge difference with them moving into the new set up, as I was treating both their feet with flamizine from the vet and it wasn't helping angel to improve. Now she is
I try not to put too much flamizine on bailey's hocks as the way the rex fur grows it's very delicate and can stop growing if the cream is applied too much.
I'll post pics of the current set up for you to see
natsusakura
Warren Veteran
Took these while in the middle of cleaning out there litter trays, there's more hay in it so it's nice and deep.
The reason having the deep bed of hay helps is because if you look at their feet they are perfectly designed to be on grass where the nails can sink in.
When they are on floors manufactured by man it is generally hard and has no 'give'. This means the nails keep the buns feet off the ground, and more weight is put onto their hocks causing brusing and redness and sometimes ulcers, like blister's if you imagine.
So nice deep beds of hay really helps
natsusakura
Warren Veteran
natsusakura
Warren Veteran
running around on normal floors is fine as long as the feet have the opportunity to rest if you get what I mean,
