purplebumble
Warren Veteran
we thought merlin had broken a claw and it was curling under as it was trying to "hold on". This was about the time he was admitted for his lipomas in his stomach and abdomen.
hes seen the vets several times in the past month or two....and we had the worry of the massive lump that appeared in bluebells back of her shoulders...waitng to find out if it was cancer was awful. Turned out it was an infiltrating fatty lipoma..and the vet said thats exactly what merlin has in his abdomen.
today i finally managed to go the vets for merlin...and felt really sick when she told me....
shes not a vet ive seen before...id have been happier if it was a vet i knew i guess...but she seemed ok. I can always get a second opinion from a senior vet right?
she said what had happened is that hed dislocated his top joint of his little toe on his hind foot:shock: the joint and tendons have been overstretched and it is wobbly can move it around likes its come unscrewed if you know what i mean.
she said there was no sign of swelling or infection...and he didnt seem bothered by it...but he was bothered by his tummy.
she said the toe joint has made the nail curl under and we will never be able to cut it short.
It is best to leave the toe she said...unless it causes any pain or mobility issues..then theyd have to amputate his toe
omg im so awful..why the heck didnt i check or realise it wasnt just the bloomin nail
its been over a month nikki says......im gutted..how did i leave him like it...howcome the vets never noticed it when checking him daily.
hes running up and down the stairs..in and out of his cage...round the bedrooms....slapping bluebell through the bars of the babygate....trying to get into phoebes dog crate..and having a little scrap with lily through her cage bars.
the vet said he could have done it doing this or jumping in and out of his cage.
so just leave it the vet advised....is that so?
found this article online..others say the vets can pull the toe back into place..others say it fixes itself and then they can pop it back in...
please can someone share their experience with me. I had a lionhead cross who sprained his little toe and nothing was done..vet said to just leave it but confine him to a smaller area.
ARTICLE
http://en.allexperts.com/q/Rabbits-703/Broken-bunny-toe.htm
hes seen the vets several times in the past month or two....and we had the worry of the massive lump that appeared in bluebells back of her shoulders...waitng to find out if it was cancer was awful. Turned out it was an infiltrating fatty lipoma..and the vet said thats exactly what merlin has in his abdomen.
today i finally managed to go the vets for merlin...and felt really sick when she told me....
shes not a vet ive seen before...id have been happier if it was a vet i knew i guess...but she seemed ok. I can always get a second opinion from a senior vet right?
she said what had happened is that hed dislocated his top joint of his little toe on his hind foot:shock: the joint and tendons have been overstretched and it is wobbly can move it around likes its come unscrewed if you know what i mean.
she said there was no sign of swelling or infection...and he didnt seem bothered by it...but he was bothered by his tummy.
she said the toe joint has made the nail curl under and we will never be able to cut it short.
It is best to leave the toe she said...unless it causes any pain or mobility issues..then theyd have to amputate his toe
omg im so awful..why the heck didnt i check or realise it wasnt just the bloomin nail
its been over a month nikki says......im gutted..how did i leave him like it...howcome the vets never noticed it when checking him daily.
hes running up and down the stairs..in and out of his cage...round the bedrooms....slapping bluebell through the bars of the babygate....trying to get into phoebes dog crate..and having a little scrap with lily through her cage bars.
the vet said he could have done it doing this or jumping in and out of his cage.
so just leave it the vet advised....is that so?
found this article online..others say the vets can pull the toe back into place..others say it fixes itself and then they can pop it back in...
please can someone share their experience with me. I had a lionhead cross who sprained his little toe and nothing was done..vet said to just leave it but confine him to a smaller area.
ARTICLE
http://en.allexperts.com/q/Rabbits-703/Broken-bunny-toe.htm