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feet problems again...vibes needed

winnies angel

winnies angel

Mama Doe
Winston's feet have really flared up again and he now wont put his right one down so off we went to vets last night. He's now on 2ml of metacam a day and going for x-rays next week to see if its spreading into his bones
Please please please can we have some thoughts that all will be well and it hasn't spread (once its in bones its not good and just case of keeping him comfortable)
also i have been bandaging them up which he seems to like as its cushioned but when you bandages yours (nursecroft, jacks jane) do you use the bia?(on another thread) then use proper bandage over top and stick with what? Ive been using gauze for burns with shiny side on feet then sterile tape stuff to hold on. Also where would I buy the B? stuff????????
 
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winnies angel said:
Thankyou. Im so scared incase his bones have become infected trying not to think like that though!
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I understand your worry - From discussions with others with the problem the consensus seems to be:-
Nails need to be kept short so bunny can take weight off hocks.
Flooring needs to have "give in it" to distribute the weight of the bunny better. Some advise bedding on deep hay others advise vet bed.
Bunny needs plenty of space to move.
Meticulous attention needs to be given to cleaning out.

you've probably done all this.

If the skin is intact the consensus is not to use creams etc because they flatten the surrounding fur which is needed to cover the "bald patch."
If the skin is broken / ulcerated - very good results were recently achieved by JACK's Jane in "Lady Lydia's hocks" by using colloidial silver ("alternative medicine") & savlon colloidial gel.

I'm sorry I cannot answer your question re Nursecroft's dressing. I'll try to put this back to the forum for more experienced advice.

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