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giant rabbit with arthritis

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\i have been asked to take in a giant french lop female 2yrs old with arthritis. it is bad in back right and is showing signs in back left. currently on metacam.
If i take this girl, does any one have advice please?
Jan
 
Treatment-wise: Xrays to establish extent and severity: accupuncture as well as the metacam and if you can keep her indoors and warm - it makes a huge difference.

Housing: either indoors or bedded of a lot of hay or in a shed (obviously with runs attached). No ramps etc

Other things to look out for: stasis if in pain, not being able to clean bum, build up of fur (and then poss mites) in areas she cant get to to clean. Uneven claw wear and resultant sore hocks from sitting unevenly due to pain.

Obviously some arthritic buns are fine - and only seriously arthritic will get all of these - but they are to watch out for.
 
thank you. if we take her she will be mainly indoors (outdoor time in run on warm days) with bunny company. she is currently on metacam (dose unknown, weight unknown)
never had a disabled bun who couldnt be rehomed..... perhaps this is the one....
 
My foster bun is a conti giant with arthritis, she is 3 and on 0.3ml of metacam daily. It must be working as we had binkies in the snow yesterday!! :D

Apart from that, I have a big dog bed filled with hay and a Underbed storage box filled with hay, and some vet bed off cuts so that she doesn't get sore hocks, and I monitor her weight and hocks closely (if a bun is overweight then more prone to sore hocks)
 
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