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sore hocks?
- Thread starter willowflower
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capel said:Hi Mandy. Here's a picture of them last Autumn. I put vetbed on the floor of the hutch, the vet prescribed Flamazine( an ointment used for human burns victims) and she was on grass during daylight hours. They cleared up beautifully. However, they are starting to get a bit threadbare again due to being indoors on the carpet for the past few months. Now that she's back outside and the weather's good enough for her to be on the grass most of the day I'm hoping to see an improvement pretty soon.
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Thanks for that, I remember seeing those photos before and what a dramatic change it was.
When I first got Audrey she had terrible hocks and hobbled around bless her, but she had treatment and the change was as good as Floss's - I was so pleased! But since then they've come back slightly- I guess its the abbrassive carpet where she is now, but her going outside will never be an option so I guess I'll have to manage her hocks as best I can :?
Sooz22 said:
Causes can be :
1.Breed:.....rex rabbits usually have very little protective hair on their hocks so can be predisposed to the problem.
2: hard flooring. Some rabbits can develop sore hocks from rubbing on stone flooring, or may develop carpet "burns"( :shock: ) if they are house rabbits.
If the skin becomes broken then infection can set in if the rabbit has a habit(and most do!!) of whileing away their time in the litter tray. This is only a problem if the litter trays aren't kept clean and dry. If a slight infection sets in the rabbit will tend to grrom at it and make the problem worse. Anti-inflammatory cream works wonders to minimise that.
Over long nails: This causes the rabbit to put more weight on the back of the hocks. and pressure can lead to the problem, .
Overweight: Same as above
