Took Louie my 7yr old rabbit to the vets this morning as he wasnt using his back legs. Vets have done xrays and confirmed he has a slight fracture. They are sending him home for a week on painkillers to see if things improve for him. Just wondering whether any one has experianced this with their rabbit. Im very worried but giving him the best chance possible.
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Fracture in spine.
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Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
Poor lad 
Did the Vet advise you to keep him confined ? Can he use his back legs at all ? What about his bladder control ?
Did the Vet advise you to keep him confined ? Can he use his back legs at all ? What about his bladder control ?
My first bun fractured one of the bony bits that protrudes from the spine when she was about 8. No one knows how she did it; there was nothing really high for her to fall off in her enclosure and so far as we know, she'd not had a accident - neither of us were really allowed near her and she lived happily with her mum. We assumed she'd "fallen" from the hutch door which was raised with a ramp. It healed well and she lived to 11 with absolutely no Ill effects. She just had pain-killer. I guess it depends on the location and extent of damage.
