HouseOfRabbit
Warren Scout
Kind of a mix of a health and housing thread.
Just picked up my oldest bunny, Harley, today for a brush as he's currently moulting and it looks like he's got the start of sore hocks at the very tips of his heels. Obviously a visit to the vets is on the cards but I'd thought I'd ask if anyone had ideas for what to put underfoot to prevent his feet getting worse as well as treating them.
His setup is an outdoor run on the patio right next door to my pair so he still has some company. It's a small run and triangle shaped by necessity due to space and need for company but is hooked up by Runaround tunnels and a junction box to a large run on the grass. I'm currently leaving his litter tray outside and inside the hutch he's on fleece but I'm looking for ideas to put underfoot for the patio run and possibly the tunnels/junction box.
I could bring him inside and have him on fleece but he won't have any company during my workdays and as he has cataracts with not much sight a new environment probably isn't going to work. I'm also only able to cover part of the run over for protection against rain.
Any suggestions?
Just picked up my oldest bunny, Harley, today for a brush as he's currently moulting and it looks like he's got the start of sore hocks at the very tips of his heels. Obviously a visit to the vets is on the cards but I'd thought I'd ask if anyone had ideas for what to put underfoot to prevent his feet getting worse as well as treating them.
His setup is an outdoor run on the patio right next door to my pair so he still has some company. It's a small run and triangle shaped by necessity due to space and need for company but is hooked up by Runaround tunnels and a junction box to a large run on the grass. I'm currently leaving his litter tray outside and inside the hutch he's on fleece but I'm looking for ideas to put underfoot for the patio run and possibly the tunnels/junction box.
I could bring him inside and have him on fleece but he won't have any company during my workdays and as he has cataracts with not much sight a new environment probably isn't going to work. I'm also only able to cover part of the run over for protection against rain.
Any suggestions?