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Rabbit pododermatitis / sore hocks (ulcerative; overweight on hard surfaces predisposed)

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Rabbit pododermatitis / sore hocks (ulcerative; overweight on hard surfaces predisposed)

Verbatim 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.

Verbatim facts (C1 substrings of source_file)

> Pododermatitis (Sore Hocks) Sore hock, rabbit Image A severe case of sore hock. Overweight rabbits living on hard surfaces are predisposed to this condition. > pododermatitis does not involve the hock but the plantar surface of the metatarsals and, less commonly, the volar surface of the metacarpal-phalangeal region.

Source: pdf-raw/exotic-health/mvm_rabbit_gi_stasis.txt (first-hand Merck Veterinary Manual text, local copy).

Claims (verified C1 substrings of source_file)

  • Pododermatitis (Sore Hocks) Sore hock, rabbit Image A severe case of sore hock. Overweight rabbits living on hard surfaces are predisposed to this condition.
  • pododermatitis does not involve the hock but the plantar surface of the metatarsals and, less commonly, the volar surface of the metacarpal-phalangeal region.

Sources

Rabbit pododermatitis / sore hocks (ulcerative; overweight on hard surfaces predisposed)
Source document: Merck Veterinary Manual (first-hand veterinary reference, tag-stripped local copy)
Merck Veterinary ManualMerck Veterinary Manual โ€” Rats and Mice / Rabbits / Guinea Pigs sectionsretrieved 2026-07-28

Verification file: pdf-raw/exotic-health/mvm_rabbit_gi_stasis.txt