I had my bunnies out in the large grassy run today and noticed that when Clove hopped her back legs sort of cracked with every hop! :shock: :shock: I take it this isn't normal, my other rabbit's legs don't 'crack'! She was running, hopping and playing as normal and didn't seem to be in any discomfort and enjoyed eatting the fresh grass and clover, so should I be worried?
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Should I be worried about her legs...
- Thread starter Beebop
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Probably absolutely nothing especially if she was running around as usual 
After all our joints sometimes crack and thats normal. It could be a sign of arthritus though but if she is only two and running around then probably not.
The vet will probably flex all her joints and will be able to feel if there is anything going on that shouldn't be.
Tam
After all our joints sometimes crack and thats normal. It could be a sign of arthritus though but if she is only two and running around then probably not.The vet will probably flex all her joints and will be able to feel if there is anything going on that shouldn't be.
Tam
Yeah I am not too worried yet, just a bit anxious about what the vet my find and also Clove gets soo stressed when she goes there, you may remember that she stopped eating for 24 hrs afterwards, boy was it a relief to get her eating again. She was runnning around outside from half 8 to half 10 all over my lawn this morning and she was running really quick and 'popcorning' as usual (she also managed to find time to escape)! But I will have the vet check her over anyway, i would hate something to be wrong with her. The noise only occured when she hopped at normal speed, but when she was galloping about I didn't hear any clicking/cracking.
You could have a chat with the vet on the phone first and see what they think. They might suggest just monitoring it until she goes for a jab or similar so she doesn't have an extra vet trip. Does she have a partner? If so take him/her along if you do go as that helps reduce the stress.
Tam
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