Noticed it on Saturday, she was hopping around fine, but her hops seemed slightly strange somehow, like she had her back too low. :?
I am totally paranoid about fly strike, so we grabbed her and had a good look but could see nothing out the ordinary.
Sunday came and she seemed worse. Now she was definately favouring her right hind leg. When hopping over obstacles she would often knock her left leg against it as if she couldn't lift it, and occasionally I even saw her shift position slightly and collapse completely!! :shock:
We examined her carefully again, thinking she might have got something stuck in her hock (I have been doing a lot of DIYing outside so stuff everywhere). Nothing to be seen :?
After watching her some more we noticed that she couldn't scratch her left ear. She would lower her head to get into position but couldn't seem to lift her leg to scratch.
The vet was not open until today, so we just had to hope she was ok. She certainly didn't seem in any pain, and was still her old self - rushing around and even trying to hump the others. Luckily I had just finished the new bunny shed, but this has jumps to get up to the bedroom. So in the end we took their current hutch and cut the legs off, and put this in the new shed. This worked out well as it meant she didn't even have to jump up through the patio door.
Still really worried though, and I read about E.Cuniculi on rabbit.org which didn't exactly ease my mind (do you get this in this country?)
Anyway, just got back from the vet who gave her a good going over. No bones broken thank goodness, and the vet seemed pretty certain that she has twisted her lower spine and this has inflamed slightly, and cuts off the nerves to her left leg in certain positions. Treatment is basically a dose of anti-inflammatories, and as much rest as possible "some hope!"
On a lighter note, Sparkle has a much better report of health after being on Baytril for a week for her Pasturella, and it has pretty much totally cleared up. She is being kept on for another 7 days though to be safe.
I don't know - if it doesn't rain it pours!
I am totally paranoid about fly strike, so we grabbed her and had a good look but could see nothing out the ordinary.
Sunday came and she seemed worse. Now she was definately favouring her right hind leg. When hopping over obstacles she would often knock her left leg against it as if she couldn't lift it, and occasionally I even saw her shift position slightly and collapse completely!! :shock:
We examined her carefully again, thinking she might have got something stuck in her hock (I have been doing a lot of DIYing outside so stuff everywhere). Nothing to be seen :?
After watching her some more we noticed that she couldn't scratch her left ear. She would lower her head to get into position but couldn't seem to lift her leg to scratch.
The vet was not open until today, so we just had to hope she was ok. She certainly didn't seem in any pain, and was still her old self - rushing around and even trying to hump the others. Luckily I had just finished the new bunny shed, but this has jumps to get up to the bedroom. So in the end we took their current hutch and cut the legs off, and put this in the new shed. This worked out well as it meant she didn't even have to jump up through the patio door.
Still really worried though, and I read about E.Cuniculi on rabbit.org which didn't exactly ease my mind (do you get this in this country?)
Anyway, just got back from the vet who gave her a good going over. No bones broken thank goodness, and the vet seemed pretty certain that she has twisted her lower spine and this has inflamed slightly, and cuts off the nerves to her left leg in certain positions. Treatment is basically a dose of anti-inflammatories, and as much rest as possible "some hope!"
On a lighter note, Sparkle has a much better report of health after being on Baytril for a week for her Pasturella, and it has pretty much totally cleared up. She is being kept on for another 7 days though to be safe.
I don't know - if it doesn't rain it pours!
