balding heel - any ideas? UD again..

My daughter works in a chemist Jay and its more than £10 to buy. They sell it on Amazon as well as other places. There is a few names for it ones New Skin.

http://www.firstaid4sport.co.uk/Elastoplast-Spray-Plaster-32.5ml--P5482/

This one is elastoplast spray plaster and is priced £5.32. You may be able to get it in Boots etc.....

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I wouldn't personally use that plaster stuff because it could do him harm when he licks it.

Jay - am i right in thinking he has a room to himself? One of the best things I ever used for Peanut Butter was these foam tiles they you can buy, they were so good because they were smooth and spongey, the downside is - bunnies sometimes like to chew them. because they usually "peice" together thats where they nibble, however if you used thick rubber matting that could work better. I genuinely believe if id been able to use these sooner it would have made a huge difference to peanut, they helped him massively i just used them too late.

He lives in our office, which is carpeted, I can't really put that down there, but I could move him temporarily into the spare bedroom, that has floorboards, and only gets used every other week-end, so it may give him some respite.

I'll look into the skin solutions, and see if/what I can use. Thanks so much for the help and ideas guys, it's really kind of you all. I will try and get a photo of the hocks this week-end.

sorry, I haven't got a photo yet, keeping him wriggle free when putting the dressing on is nigh on impossible I changed the dressing this morning, and the soreness is deffo going down, but the area is getting bigger, and I don't know what to do for the best. I'm thinking of taking him to the vets and get them to show me what to do, in case I'm not doing this right.
One thing is that when his dressings are on, he is much less active, no 500's or similar, so I'm thinking this is why they are healing, but I can't stop the spread of the things

I wish I could see it Jay
I feel like i have so much experience with them when I guess I really dont actually! but just want to help.

MissySJ wrote:I wish I could see it Jay
I feel like i have so much experience with them when I guess I really dont actually! but just want to help.

Thanks SJ, and i would disagree, you were the first person I thought of when posting this. I'm gonna get Paul to take a pic tomorrow, I'll just have to secure Stewie better. Thanks for your help, I do appreciate it, I think I'm struggling to know what to do for the best before this turns into a proper problem, and the things we're tried so far have failed to create improvement, so i guess I'm just frustrated too

It is just so frustrating when you can't find a cure Poor Old Stewie x

I know how stressful problems like this are because sometimes its "worse" that you dont know how bad it is on a scale, like is it "peanut bad" or is it just normal sore hocks etc.

At the end of the day Jay if you want someone else there just to compare and have a second look I am only in Bournemouth so im sure theres lots of trains going your way, so Im more than happy to be a second opinion if you ever want me too. I saw peanuts hocks right from the start and theres so many different things i noticed etc, i dont if i would be any use but im more than happy to try

bless ya, that's really kind It may come to that, although he's absolutely fine in the car, so we could bring him to you if needs be?

One thing I have noticed is that he has legs like a hare's legs, not a bunny's. Without the bandages, he sits on his heels, and the front bit of his paws are slightly off the ground, like all his weight is on the heel, wondered if this wasn't helping, but there's not much I can do about that, it a physiological thing. I do keep his back claws really short as I know that can shift weight backwards as well, but it isn't that.

If it comes to it ill find a way to get to you, i know the coach goes near ringwood and the trains go near new milton and stuff and it doesnt even take long so im sure theres ways, and to be honest its nice to see a bunny when im away from home!

Thats part of what I want to see, Peanuts problem was with his legs more than his hocks. Its hard to do but if youre holding him, try and bring his leg forward and then back again (like riding a bike motion) with your hand on his leg, and check theres not a "popping" feeling. its hard to explain I know, i probably sound weird but peanuts ligaments used to slip and thats what made him stand strange. His problem was he was outside and then he "grazed" his hock and it got dirty which cant happen to Stewie because hes indoors.

Im sure its not the same but if he does go to the vet then mention that because they could tell and it took a long time because we realised it was his leg that caused it.

yeah, we're only 40 mins for you, we could even come and get you if you like.
Will try that with his legs, and get back to you, thanks

Would love to meet the beautiful Stewie anyway so doesnt bother me

Just feel concerned they seem to be getting worse at such a speed bless the little fella

Oh dear, I hope he is better soon.

Jo xx

I had one rabbit who would tolerate the little circular elastoplast plasters on the heel of her hock, they were small enough that they stayed totally under the foot and were less intrusive that way.

Again though, he'd need supervision to make sure it wasn't eaten.

would something like a compeed blister plaster work......

Jay wrote:Thanks Rachel, I did think about using Aloe, but it's poisonous isn't it? Did barney lick it off at all?

Nice to see you BTW

umm well i used to massage it in and wait for it to soak in for a bit. He did lick some of it but not really once most had soaked in - didn't see any effects. But to be honest it was all fire fighting as as long as he was on the carpet it was never going to get better and i rent so couldn't replace it - as soon as he was on the lino it was fine...

how is he today Jay?

I don't know if I said this but with Stacy when he had her sore hocks I used soft cotton baby socks on her paws i'll admit she wasn't keen but she looked funny

MissySJ wrote:how is he today Jay?

Ok, no change, I've just removed his dressing and it looks less pink.

Thanks for the new suggestions guys. I had a chat with paul about it last night and we're gonna take him, and the suggestions, to my bunny savvy vet and see what goes. I just wanna make sure that we're doing everything we can to stop this getting worse. We can't get to the vet till Tuesday, so I'll get back to you xx

Let me know what happens...I checked Thistles feet and he has this too now ...a little circle of bald patch on his heel....Luna has much thicker fur and her feet are fine, our carpets quite rough (rubbed my elbow on it last night)...Considering getting a rug..

Lorna - How did u keep the socks on her out of interest? I may try that until I can sort out some different flooring

LilyGrace - all bunnies have a bald circle and because Thistle is a rex it will be easier to spot its not nessacerily bad news, if the skin is unbroken and pink it is nothing to worry about honestly, its only when it gets inflammed, red and broken it becomes a real problem. what does it look like?

I personally would avoid socks, i dont think they are comfortable on bunnies and i dont think they like it, i would try to impove their flooring before having a drastic measure like that, peanut was often recommended not to have his bandage because it kept the skin too soft, it needs air to it.

xxx

Ahh, well they looked a bit sore, kinda dark pinkish/red and our carpet is pretty rough...so I put some of the tea tree cream on it. Do you think putting this on every few days will prevent it becoming a problem?
Thanks for putting my mind at rest!! I've been worrying since last night haha, I'd never looked that closely at his feet before so didn't realise it was meant to be there
edit : I think I'm just being an overly worried bunny mum now Sometimes noticing the slightest thing can set me off into panicking! I'm sure you all know what I mean

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I think with fluffier rabbits you dont see it as much, and if you havent looked before its a shock! Yeh i would just do that and maybe a little sucocream every now and then, just something to keep an eye on really rather than worry about too much.

Im going to find some photos of peanuts for comparison for people because his were something else entirely poor boy.

but just stick to the cream for now! xx

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Thanks!! Shall do . Some pics for comparison would be good actually. I did google and now realise I was being overly cautious lol xx