mishmash94
New Kit
Hi
I was just wondering if anyone had come across anything similar to this before.
About 3 weeks ago my 5 year old Dwarf Lop Harvey began limping and holding his front paw all crooked. We took him to the vets who checked him over and thought he had possibly broken a small bone in his foot. We got metacam for him plus some Fibroxymis(?) or somthing to help his gut and make him eat as he was off his food. He didn't really eat much at all for 2 weeks except for carrots which he loves. Consequently he has lost a fair bit of weight. Thankfully last week he seems to have got his appetite back and is tucking in to his food again. His drinking is normal and poops are normal.
However, whilst the foot seems a little better and is no longer bent, he will only walk on it for a little while and then just wants to lie down. He flicks it and washes it quite a lot and is not keen on me touching it.
Today I have noticed that his skin has grown at the top of the leg and looks a bit like a dewlap which you normally see under a female bunnies chin, only this seems to be over his poorly leg. It doesn't hurt him and I can't feel anything in it, it just seems to be extra skin.
I will be taking him back to the vets this week but just wondered if anyone had any ideas or had come across anything similar.
Thanks, Michelle
I was just wondering if anyone had come across anything similar to this before.
About 3 weeks ago my 5 year old Dwarf Lop Harvey began limping and holding his front paw all crooked. We took him to the vets who checked him over and thought he had possibly broken a small bone in his foot. We got metacam for him plus some Fibroxymis(?) or somthing to help his gut and make him eat as he was off his food. He didn't really eat much at all for 2 weeks except for carrots which he loves. Consequently he has lost a fair bit of weight. Thankfully last week he seems to have got his appetite back and is tucking in to his food again. His drinking is normal and poops are normal.
However, whilst the foot seems a little better and is no longer bent, he will only walk on it for a little while and then just wants to lie down. He flicks it and washes it quite a lot and is not keen on me touching it.
Today I have noticed that his skin has grown at the top of the leg and looks a bit like a dewlap which you normally see under a female bunnies chin, only this seems to be over his poorly leg. It doesn't hurt him and I can't feel anything in it, it just seems to be extra skin.
I will be taking him back to the vets this week but just wondered if anyone had any ideas or had come across anything similar.
Thanks, Michelle