So I was given this girl from someone who claimed she broke her leg as a baby. She's roughly three years old now and I doubt she's ever seen a vet for the leg. I plan on making her an appointment to get it looked at. Has anyone dealt with something like this? She seems to move on it just fine but I suppose with about 3 years of dealing with it you'd have to find a way to adapt. Do you think she'd have a decent quality of life or should euthanasia be a consideration? I don't know if the leg can be fixed at this point, and I want to be able to do what I can for her. Just kind of mentally preparing myself for the vet visit and what the possible outcome might be.
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It's good that it doesn't seem to affect her mobility or is painful to her. Which to me shows her quality of life is good. The main thing to keep an eye on would be any sores developing on the bottom of the foot and leg because of the odd angle.
If the angle of the leg itself is causing problems for her, about all that could be done medically at this point to fix it would be amputation, which is a viable option and one I would opt for over euthanasia in most instances. She's still a young rabbit and could adapt more easily to the change. Tripod bunnies can still have a very good quality of life.
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You'll just want to make sure you go to an experienced rabbit vet for a proper evaluation, as an inexperienced one is more likely to suggest there aren't other options besides euthanasia.
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If the angle of the leg itself is causing problems for her, about all that could be done medically at this point to fix it would be amputation, which is a viable option and one I would opt for over euthanasia in most instances. She's still a young rabbit and could adapt more easily to the change. Tripod bunnies can still have a very good quality of life.
https://wabbitwiki.com/wiki/Special_needs_rabbits
You'll just want to make sure you go to an experienced rabbit vet for a proper evaluation, as an inexperienced one is more likely to suggest there aren't other options besides euthanasia.
https://rabbit.org/vet-listings/
I used to have a young adult rabbit who developed something in his hind leg, and i was also thinking what to do, but that is quite different from your situation.
I would also get her to see a vet for a proper evaluation on what's going on with her. I agree with Jbun that as she's not showing any mobility problems or symptoms of pain, her quality of life is still great enough for treatment, whether it is just managing symptoms if they should arise, or if needed, amputation. She seems to be of a smaller breed and when we went to our vet with our sick-footed bun, the vet told us that smaller buns have a much easier time adapting to tripodness than bigger ones, and that she has produced amputees (sorry for the lack of better wording) whose quality of life is still great. I don't think that there would be any need to send your bun to the other side yet.
I would also get her to see a vet for a proper evaluation on what's going on with her. I agree with Jbun that as she's not showing any mobility problems or symptoms of pain, her quality of life is still great enough for treatment, whether it is just managing symptoms if they should arise, or if needed, amputation. She seems to be of a smaller breed and when we went to our vet with our sick-footed bun, the vet told us that smaller buns have a much easier time adapting to tripodness than bigger ones, and that she has produced amputees (sorry for the lack of better wording) whose quality of life is still great. I don't think that there would be any need to send your bun to the other side yet.
Oh yeah she's definitely a smaller breed. I was told Holland lop. I am used to English lops and Flems so she's absolutely tiny to me 
She moves around on it just fine, she binkies, be it a little awkward and she still seems like a healthy bun aside from the leg. I just want to make sure she isn't in any pain and she will have a decent quality of life. She's absolutely precious but I wanna do what's best for her.
She moves around on it just fine, she binkies, be it a little awkward and she still seems like a healthy bun aside from the leg. I just want to make sure she isn't in any pain and she will have a decent quality of life. She's absolutely precious but I wanna do what's best for her.
