Aliena
Well-Known Member
I work at the SPCA in New Zealand and fostered a young rabbit recently until she was old enough to be desexed and put up for adoption. I had her for a couple of months and she was a really awesome bunny. She was adopted out but I have just received a text from one of my friends at work saying that her owner had brought her back as she had broken her leg. I don't know how she broke it and which leg is broken and I can't get in touch with my friend. She told me that it can't be fixed and the rabbit is going to be euthanised tomorrow (so that I can say goodbye first).
I've done a bit of googling and see that some people have had rabbits with broken legs that have been splinted or put in a cast and have come right. Not always healing perfectly but enabling the rabbit to move around ok. Does anyone on here have any experience with broken legged rabbits? I would really like to be able to save her but I know the SPCA will be reluctant to do much and their experience with rabbits is limited.
Thanks.
I've done a bit of googling and see that some people have had rabbits with broken legs that have been splinted or put in a cast and have come right. Not always healing perfectly but enabling the rabbit to move around ok. Does anyone on here have any experience with broken legged rabbits? I would really like to be able to save her but I know the SPCA will be reluctant to do much and their experience with rabbits is limited.
Thanks.