Bunnymom,K
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Our mini lop had two babies earlier this year (we were not trying to breed her, she was housed with a 5 year old angora buck that I had been informed was sterile- apparently not!) anyways, she had two babies- I think Cerridwyn (momma) stepped on the girl bunny- not sure what else could have happened, but when the girl kit was about 3 weeks old I noticed her hind legs were turned out one morning- I checked her out and it appears their was some kind of break or injury to the knee joint- I debated putting her down but she didn't seem to be in pain or stressed so I thought I would just keep an eye on her. Well her and her brother are now 10 weeks old and their names are Gunther and Lorelei. My good friend Judy fell in love with them and bought them a nice hutch and they live at my house.
Lorelei's legs seem to have fused at the knee. She walks on her knees, but it does not seem to cause her any discomfort and certainly doesn't stop her from being playful and hopping. We are monitoring food and treat intake so that she does not become obese. We have built them a nest/shelter box with her in mind so it has a wide opening and nothing to hop over so that she does not hit her legs on anything. I am worried about her injuring her legs, is there anything else that we should be doing? Judy is going to have Gunther neutered so that he can continue to live with his sister Lorelei since they have a very strong bond. Lorelei is not able to scratch her ears when she wants to, but she will go to Gunther and he will groom her.
Here are some pics of them, I am open to any advice if there is something more that we should be doing.
Lorelei
Lorelei and her brother Gunther
and one of Gunther
Lorelei's legs seem to have fused at the knee. She walks on her knees, but it does not seem to cause her any discomfort and certainly doesn't stop her from being playful and hopping. We are monitoring food and treat intake so that she does not become obese. We have built them a nest/shelter box with her in mind so it has a wide opening and nothing to hop over so that she does not hit her legs on anything. I am worried about her injuring her legs, is there anything else that we should be doing? Judy is going to have Gunther neutered so that he can continue to live with his sister Lorelei since they have a very strong bond. Lorelei is not able to scratch her ears when she wants to, but she will go to Gunther and he will groom her.
Here are some pics of them, I am open to any advice if there is something more that we should be doing.
Lorelei
Lorelei and her brother Gunther
and one of Gunther