Sore hocks bunny please leave me your best advice!

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Before I start he's been to the vet multiple times and he has a steroid cream treatment plan.

I have a mini rex and we are getting another one soon (needs companion basic rabbit welfare)

My boy is v prone to sore hocks and I really need to get his set up/litter tray routine cracked now. He's v clean and uses a cat tray with hay and straw in it. I need to switch to cat litter don't I? Paper pellets? Liner???
I'm switching to emptying daily as opposed to every 2/3 days.

He is outside but the floor of his hutch is now foam mats. Thinking of moving his run on to the patio and putting foam down. He doesn't toilet anywhere except the tray so anything can go in the floor.

Getting some bigger clear tarps to fully draughtproof his set up for the rest of the winter. I'm thinking if he can't possibly get a tiny bit wet this will help?

Literally any advice I'm v grateful I hate seeing his sore feet. At the moment he has pink bald spots size of a lentil. It could be worse but I feel awful about it he is v cherished and loved.

My big boy has wonky hind legs (he's "cow-hocked") and also a bit of a lazy roundboy. So he has foam mats in their aviary and in their shed I used vet bed - you can buy this in a range of sizes from lots of places including Amazon. He loves to snooze on his vet bed! It's easily washed (use a pet blanket wash bag) and combed out and then you can swap them around as they are designed to wick away pee as well.

I now use Leovet Silver Ointment on his sore bits, meant for horses, when I can catch him, he doesn't like touching so that's all very traumatic for him.

Definitely beneficial to keep his main living area as dry as possible. And changing/drying anything that gets wet.

@bunnygeek

My big boy has wonky hind legs (he's "cow-hocked") and also a bit of a lazy roundboy. So he has foam mats in their aviary and in their shed I used vet bed - you can buy this in a range of sizes from lots of places including Amazon. He loves to snooze on his vet bed! It's easily washed (use a pet blanket wash bag) and combed out and then you can swap them around as they are designed to wick away pee as well.

I now use Leovet Silver Ointment on his sore bits, meant for horses, when I can catch him, he doesn't like touching so that's all very traumatic for him.

Definitely beneficial to keep his main living area as dry as possible. And changing/drying anything that gets wet.

Thank you for the reply! Is the Leovet over The counter?

I've slashed up an old throw and lined everywhere indoors in his hutch. I will wash and replace if it gets wet.

I gave him a cardboard box last night which distracted him for hours he is in love with it so maybe that approach might help.

Keeping him active will help the hocks, so long as the flooring isn't abrasive (don't use carpet tiles for example!). My boy gets sore spots because his favourite thing in the world is sleeping haha!

Vet bed can be better than blankets and throws as it is specifically designed for animals, has very thick pile and get the one with a rubber back as that is also non-slip and designed to wick away any moisture so if it does get wet it all soaks through to the bottom.

Leovet cream is over the counter :)
www.viovet.co.uk/Leovet-Silver-Ointment/c34577/