{"topic_id":"exotic_rabbit_pododermatitis","category":"exotic-pet-health","context":"---\ntopic_id: exotic_rabbit_pododermatitis\ncategory: exotic-pet-health\ntitle: \"Rabbit pododermatitis / sore hocks (ulcerative; overweight on hard surfaces predisposed)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"Merck Veterinary Manual — Rabbit pododermatitis / sore hocks (ulcerative; overweight on hard surfaces predisposed)\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/exotic-health/mvm_rabbit_gi_stasis.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-28\ntokens_estimated: 120\nverified: true\nverification: c1_substring\nsource_document: \"Merck Veterinary Manual (first-hand veterinary reference, tag-stripped local copy)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"Merck Veterinary Manual\"\n  title: \"Rabbit pododermatitis / sore hocks (ulcerative; overweight on hard surfaces predisposed)\"\n  url: \"https://www.merckvetmanual.com/\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-07-28\"\n  ref: \"Merck Veterinary Manual — Rats and Mice / Rabbits / Guinea Pigs sections\"\n  doc_type: \"first-hand veterinary reference (authentic)\"\n  needs_review: false\n---\n\n# Rabbit pododermatitis / sore hocks (ulcerative; overweight on hard surfaces predisposed)\n\nVerbatim first-hand facts extracted from the Merck Veterinary Manual (local tag-stripped copy in `pdf-raw/exotic-health/`), retrieved previously and re-used here. All bullets are exact substrings of the cited source and C1-substring verified.\n\n## Verbatim facts (C1 substrings of source_file)\n> Pododermatitis (Sore Hocks) Sore hock, rabbit Image A severe case of sore hock. Overweight rabbits living on hard surfaces are predisposed to this condition.\n> pododermatitis does not involve the hock but the plantar surface of the metatarsals and, less commonly, the volar surface of the metacarpal-phalangeal region.\n\nSource: `pdf-raw/exotic-health/mvm_rabbit_gi_stasis.txt` (first-hand Merck Veterinary Manual text, local copy).\n\n## Claims (verified C1 substrings of source_file)\n- `Pododermatitis (Sore Hocks) Sore hock, rabbit Image A severe case of sore hock. Overweight rabbits living on hard surfaces are predisposed to this condition.`\n- `pododermatitis does not involve the hock but the plantar surface of the metatarsals and, less commonly, the volar surface of the metacarpal-phalangeal region.`\n","sources":["exotic-pet-health — Rabbit pododermatitis / sore hocks (ulcerative; overweight on hard surfaces predisposed) (retrieved 2026-07-28)"],"source":{"authority":"exotic-pet-health","title":"Rabbit pododermatitis / sore hocks (ulcerative; overweight on hard surfaces predisposed)","url":"https://www.merckvetmanual.com/","retrieved":"2026-07-28","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"Merck Veterinary Manual (first-hand veterinary reference, tag-stripped local copy)","verification_file":"pdf-raw/exotic-health/mvm_rabbit_gi_stasis.txt"},"source_document":"Merck Veterinary Manual (first-hand veterinary reference, tag-stripped local copy)","source_file":"pdf-raw/exotic-health/mvm_rabbit_gi_stasis.txt","tokens_estimated":120,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}