One of my sweet little Dutches managed to get out of the hutch, three days later I finally managed to catch her in the garage. I snagged hold of the bunny by the scruff and she kicked like mad. I tranced her out as quickly as possible (she was extremely skiddish) and brought her back to the other bunnies.
Then I noticed her left hind foot looked a little funny. I set her down a moment and it was sticking out to the side a bit. She put weight on it, but it stuck out.
I brought her in, wrapped her securely in a towel and tranced her out again. Upon initial examination, I found no signs of a break. The problem area is specifically in the ankle. Bunny showed no signs of pain when foot, ankle, or leg was handled. I applied very light pressure and felt something pop back into place.
Ankle has full mobility and now sits in the normal position. Bunny puts weight on it and it doesn't seem to bother her. BUT. There was something pressing against the skin on the inside of the leg. It was immobile to light pressure and felt like cartilage.
I wrapped the foot and ankle temporarily to immobilize it and placed her in a quiet cage in the back of the house. She was NOT happy about having a wrapped foot and is still very skiddish.
Do you think it was just a dislocation? Or a break? Should I splint and wrap the foot for at least a week or two just to be on the safe side?
I have a small (and calm) little Dutch that can stay with her for company. Rabbit is otherwise fine, but seems to have cut or scraped herself (it's scabbed over) on her shoulder. VERY fat and healthy looking otherwise. She's calming down again and last I checked on her, she had her back legs stretched out and was napping.
What do you guys think? Please don't say vet, if I told my dad I'd like to take my $10 rabbit to the vet he'd book me in a mental institution.
Then I noticed her left hind foot looked a little funny. I set her down a moment and it was sticking out to the side a bit. She put weight on it, but it stuck out.
I brought her in, wrapped her securely in a towel and tranced her out again. Upon initial examination, I found no signs of a break. The problem area is specifically in the ankle. Bunny showed no signs of pain when foot, ankle, or leg was handled. I applied very light pressure and felt something pop back into place.
Ankle has full mobility and now sits in the normal position. Bunny puts weight on it and it doesn't seem to bother her. BUT. There was something pressing against the skin on the inside of the leg. It was immobile to light pressure and felt like cartilage.
I wrapped the foot and ankle temporarily to immobilize it and placed her in a quiet cage in the back of the house. She was NOT happy about having a wrapped foot and is still very skiddish.
Do you think it was just a dislocation? Or a break? Should I splint and wrap the foot for at least a week or two just to be on the safe side?
I have a small (and calm) little Dutch that can stay with her for company. Rabbit is otherwise fine, but seems to have cut or scraped herself (it's scabbed over) on her shoulder. VERY fat and healthy looking otherwise. She's calming down again and last I checked on her, she had her back legs stretched out and was napping.
What do you guys think? Please don't say vet, if I told my dad I'd like to take my $10 rabbit to the vet he'd book me in a mental institution.