Please Note - Medical Advice
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honey said:sprained or broken? how long's he been doing it?
JCO said:Is he able to take any weight on it at all?? Are you able to check the range of movement in the limb..?? Could be a sprain..?? Is he and older bun?? If so could be arthritic changes. I'd keep him as rested as poss' overnight and if not able to weight-bare in the morning perhaps your vet should take a look at him. Poor wee lad, hope his leg gets better soon. Jane and Buns xx
JCO said:Have you been able to check his foot for a foreign body/broken or missing nail?? If he appears to be in a lot of pain do you have any soluble Aspirin/Disprin..?? As a one off First Aid treatment you could give him 100mg/Kg body weight. TRY not to worry too much (easier said than done I know). Probably a good idea to make sure he cant be too active overnight, even if it means he has to be in a pet carrier or something similar. Keep us posted. Honestly, he'll never get signed up to play for England at this rate!! Jane and Buns xx
JCO said:as long as he is eating then he'll cope overnight. If the pain was too bad he'd be really mis' and probably would not eat at all.He'd just look thoroughly depressed. Let us know how he is in the morning,These buns can cause us two-foots to age prematurely with all the worry!! Jane and Buns xx
MoBunny said:Hi,
I had this once with Billy he had landed badly on his foot and limped around. I confined him until the next morning to give him the same thing as bed rest :lol: :lol:
He was a lot better the next morning and back to normal the day after. But I did take out insurance on him after that :lol: :lol:
I would see how he is in the morning and if there is no improvement at all it's off to the vets
Eve it has got to get better, we all have these times when everthing seems to come at once.
Chin up
All the best
Maureen
MoBunny said:Eve,
He is the only one of my 6 that is insured as he is my baby and the youngest. The others all have medical problems and they would not cover them any way.
My medical bills so far this month are 270.00 and rising!!!
It's only money :shock: :shock:
Maureen
ps No money left for a social life :lol: :lol:
JCO said:Right there Hagrid bun.... :shock: you make sure that sore leg is just a strained muscle or something else relatively minor. You see your poor Mum has had a really bad time lately and she is now very worried about you too. So come on big bunster get that leg all mended!! Keep us posted Eve. Jane and Buns xx :rabbit2:[/quote
ar jane and you forgot very skint!!!