My rabbit was holding his left front leg up for a while after I sat on the leg.

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Rattapat

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My rabbit isn't neutered,
His leg was stuck in a chair's leg that I sat on about 1-2 hours ago, after that he was holding his left front leg up for a while.
but now he's looking fine like come and humping on my feet, running after me, jumping on a sofa
but I feel like his leg's not fine
now it's 3AM in the morning here and there's no pet hospital opening now.
How can I take care of him while waiting for the pet hospital to open?
Please help, thank you in advance,
 
I would keep him in a restricted space that is completely flat. You do not want to give him space/opportunity to make any injury potentially worse. Also make sure he has easy access to hay and water.
 
I would keep him in a restricted space that is completely flat. You do not want to give him space/opportunity to make any injury potentially worse. Also make sure he has easy access to hay and water.
Thank you for your advice,
I don't use a cage here and I don't want to let him in a basket so the floor would be flat enough. He doesn't go to drink water or eat any hays he keeps humping me and biting me. And sometimes he's lying down. I don't want to sleep for now I just keep looking at him.
 
I wouldn't let him hump you -- if he has any leg injury, that could make it worse. Biting you could be communication "nips", or it could be a sign of being in pain.

Is he willing to take a treat or veggies?

Also, what signs are you seeing that his leg might not be OK? I imagine it'd be hard for him to hump if one of his legs are injured, but rabbits are also good at hiding when they are injured.
 
I wouldn't let him hump you -- if he has any leg injury, that could make it worse. Biting you could be communication "nips", or it could be a sign of being in pain.

Is he willing to take a treat or veggies?

Also, what signs are you seeing that his leg might not be OK? I imagine it'd be hard for him to hump if one of his legs are injured, but rabbits are also good at hiding when they are injured.
I can't stand it anymore so I cover my feet and arms with blanket.
For the treat, I gave him a piece of an oxbow natural science and he eats it.
He always bites me when he wants to breed with me so I think it's not a sign.
The thing it seems to not be ok is that He held his left front leg up like 30-50 minutes after I the accident. And then he tried to not move, it's a really weird and unusual thing and I saw it for the first time. I think I hurt or broke his bone. But somehome he landed that feet on the floor after a while. So, I just think I should take him to the vet ASAP.
 
Updating : I took him to a pet hospital and his leg is sprained.
His leg was a bit injured, the hospital is taking care of him now.
There's no any rabbit hospital or vet in my province but I think that's the best place I can take him to.
Thanks for the advice again. I will keep updating about him
 
Updating : The vet told me he's fine and healthy, but his left front leg shouldn't touch the water for 2 days.
And I have too careful about his teeth since he didn't eat much hay.
I tried every stores' Timothy and seems like he doesn't eat it much, I have just ordered Oat and Orchard hay.
Thanks you for your help. I will be more careful and take care of him for the rest of his life.ss.jpg
 
Orchard can be very successful for rabbits who might not like timothy! Another thing that I've found increases hay appetite is putting multiple hay location around, so more litterboxes and/or hay feeding areas. Rabbits are foragers, so it is in their nature to go around and 'search' for food. If you put a lot of hay around, it may encourage your rabbit to eat more!
 

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