aww ur lop is precious...she looks just like my Bambam.whats her name?..her leg is really out there isnt it?..ive heard that buns do very well with an amputation...i only know of a couple but its not the back leg ....i rescued a bun that was attacked by a coyote and his leg was pretty much a chicken bone ...the local rescue that i know took him and amputated and adopted him out..hes since passed but for other reasons ..he did very well with the missing leg...ya know ur thoughts on amputating before theres a prob is prob a smart thing...most people wait until they arent mobile anymore....the thing about the splay is that its inevitably going to become a prob down the road..its not like u can hope for a recovery or change it will only get worse.,,and maybe amputating now will prevent her from losing all her mobility.,.i mean her organs are taking a toll right now with all of her weight not being porportioned over all 4 feet properly..so who knows whats goin on inside her ..
my Angel doesnt have any kind of cleaning probs yet ..she props herself up in her litterbox or the side of the cage and does extremely well cleaning herself...but her shape is becoming weird .kinda looks like shes got a twist to her back....
there are certain things that are hard for me to see her do,it kinda breaks my heart when she loses her footing and face plant the inside of the cage when shes coming to me for a treat.or when shes cleaning herself if she rolls over to far on her back she has to really struggle to get right side up ..and ive seen her stand on her own foot before and not realize she is keeping herself from being able to move...and ive seen her bite that leg before like shes mad at it....she also does this weird thing everytime shes asleep ,,she kicks violently ,,sometimes its only for 10-15 min...other days its for an hour.she has destroyed many things with her kicking.,.,i cant have anything in her cage that is hard ..cuz she broke a crock before...i have cut a hole in the top of her dog cage so i can have quick entry to calm her down i cant stand to see her doing this...i know animals do this dreaming thing sometimes but this is BEYOND that...plus shes hard to wake up,,i gotta shake her .......but u know both of our buns wouldnt even have had a chance without us taking them...and my angel is so active and spunky and full of life...
how old is ur bun?..what does she have a hard time doin?..im gonna research some amputations on back feet and see what i find maybe see the pros and cons to this ya know..
the splint thing is really best for a bun who has splay leg on both sides ..wether its front or back...cuz when its both they cant move without having to crawl along the floor...but if u prop the legs up they can atleast move around.if this splint thing can help keep her healthy longer i might consider doing it .... im not sure it would help with ur bun cuz hers is almost twisted isnt it???..poor baby....so at first was it hard to watch her?...everybody who sees my angel at first is a little shocked but then they see her do norm happy bunny things and they realize its just a deformity not a death sentence...shes not in pain yet...god i hope it stays that way........Angels leg not only splays but the shoulder wont hold her up either .it buckles .so when she stands there her leg slides out from underneath her everytime she cant put any weight on that leg with out slipping.so all of her flooring HAS to be very textured or she wont be able to do anything..she would just fall on her face..but man when she gets traction can she boogie!!.hehe...i luv seeing her get down with the get down..
heres a couple pics of her showing us that she aint no gimp...