javajocelyn
New Kit
Hi everyone,
I took my rabbit Nosferata, who is a one and a half year-old mini rex, to the vet today. For the past two weeks she had been walking strangely. Yes, I said walking. She moved her back legs independently on each other and seemed to walk on her tippy toes. I was confused but thought she might just be stiff or something. (For general background information, I do not keep my rabbit in a cage...she lives in my bedroom).
The last couple of days though, things have gotten worse. Her back legs do not seem to want to move. She has great difficulty jumping into her cage. Her back half of her body seems to fall and lay sideways. When this happens, she cannot get out of the position herself. My roommate has claimed to have seen her dragging her hind legs.
Obviously I was greatly concerned and took her to the vet. The x-ray of her spine was just fine. What baffled the vet was that she could move her hind legs, but could not feel the vet pinching them. The vet kept pinching until suddenly Nos jerked. The vet tried to pinch her again and Nos did nothing.
Nos used to weigh 5 pounds, now she weighs 4...but has been eating well enough.
Vet said to change her diet and see what happens. She also referred me to another vet.
Any ideas on what is wrong with my Nos? I am sooo sad.
I took my rabbit Nosferata, who is a one and a half year-old mini rex, to the vet today. For the past two weeks she had been walking strangely. Yes, I said walking. She moved her back legs independently on each other and seemed to walk on her tippy toes. I was confused but thought she might just be stiff or something. (For general background information, I do not keep my rabbit in a cage...she lives in my bedroom).
The last couple of days though, things have gotten worse. Her back legs do not seem to want to move. She has great difficulty jumping into her cage. Her back half of her body seems to fall and lay sideways. When this happens, she cannot get out of the position herself. My roommate has claimed to have seen her dragging her hind legs.
Obviously I was greatly concerned and took her to the vet. The x-ray of her spine was just fine. What baffled the vet was that she could move her hind legs, but could not feel the vet pinching them. The vet kept pinching until suddenly Nos jerked. The vet tried to pinch her again and Nos did nothing.
Nos used to weigh 5 pounds, now she weighs 4...but has been eating well enough.
Vet said to change her diet and see what happens. She also referred me to another vet.
Any ideas on what is wrong with my Nos? I am sooo sad.
