Unlike dogs and cats, rabbits do not have paw pads and "it's just fur down there" on their feet, Valand explained, meaning carpet is the only surface most rabbits are comfortable with. Over the ...

A 4-year-old, 2.7 kg, neutered male lop-eared Himalayan rabbit presented to a veterinarian for lethargy, inappetence, and wet, stained fur and skin on the hind limbs and abdomen (Fig. 1).