shananagrams
Well-Known Member
Hello,
I recently took in a rabbit who was left on the side of the road and brought to the pet shop I work at. I think she is a French lop, she definitely has a bit of arthritis in her hind legs, and her dewlap is pretty large.
The dewlap does not get in her way of cleaning, and she is not overweight. In fact I can feel her bones. She is on alfalfa oxbow pellets for two weeks to get her back to a healthy weight.
However, she has extra skin on her hindquarters, they overlap her legs when she sits. They do not impead her mobility and they are not hard so i don't-think they are abscesses but I have never seen this on any of the rabbits I've had before. The vet said she is spayed, so I doubt it is from excess pregnancy. Does anybody know what these excess pieces of skin are? I'm not familiar with her breed so it could be that.
Also, has anybody ever used the oxbow joint support tablets? Good? Bad?
- new owner of an old bunny
I recently took in a rabbit who was left on the side of the road and brought to the pet shop I work at. I think she is a French lop, she definitely has a bit of arthritis in her hind legs, and her dewlap is pretty large.
The dewlap does not get in her way of cleaning, and she is not overweight. In fact I can feel her bones. She is on alfalfa oxbow pellets for two weeks to get her back to a healthy weight.
However, she has extra skin on her hindquarters, they overlap her legs when she sits. They do not impead her mobility and they are not hard so i don't-think they are abscesses but I have never seen this on any of the rabbits I've had before. The vet said she is spayed, so I doubt it is from excess pregnancy. Does anybody know what these excess pieces of skin are? I'm not familiar with her breed so it could be that.
Also, has anybody ever used the oxbow joint support tablets? Good? Bad?
- new owner of an old bunny