iamtc
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Hi everyone, I have a pet rabbit lionhead dwarf( 3 months old), yesterday night there was an incident where someone accidentally stepped on the front of my rabbit, after checking on the condition , I've noticed my rabbit is bleeding a bit on the front and has problem biting the hay. And so I've decided to bring over to an emergency vet for help. And This was the worst decision I've ever made, when the vet was checking the rabbit, he was unable to control it, hind leg was kicking aggressively etc. So they tried restraining her with force, eventually I notice the rabbit was unable to walk properly after that, so I asked the doc to check on the legs, doc say everything was ok and the rabbit was unable to move properly due to the floor being slippery( he did check by poking on the hinge leg but there was no reaction). I was doubting him since that moment, as I know the movement of my rabbit was abnormal, but he keep claiming it was ok as it was just scare, so with no other choice I decided to bring home my rabbit and see how will she be the next day. And as I suspected, the very next day my pet rabbit was dragging herself instead of hopping, so I brought her to another rabbit specialize vet and they diagnose her with possible spine/nerve injury.
Can someone with experience teach me how do I take care of my rabbit for such cases? I really want to help my rabbit to recover as much as possible, what are the things I should do/take note? I'm gonna launch a complaint on the vet meanwhile, but I will.appreciate any info on this. Rabbit is eating and drinking well as of today, still unable to move her hinge leg(right leg seems to have a bit of reaction, it was able to control her poo and urine(not totally I suspect). Most importantly , what are the chance in nursing her back do she can move properly? Should I also go for an xray? But I heard it will require sedation which is dangerous for young rabbit?
Can someone with experience teach me how do I take care of my rabbit for such cases? I really want to help my rabbit to recover as much as possible, what are the things I should do/take note? I'm gonna launch a complaint on the vet meanwhile, but I will.appreciate any info on this. Rabbit is eating and drinking well as of today, still unable to move her hinge leg(right leg seems to have a bit of reaction, it was able to control her poo and urine(not totally I suspect). Most importantly , what are the chance in nursing her back do she can move properly? Should I also go for an xray? But I heard it will require sedation which is dangerous for young rabbit?