Does anyone have any advice they can give me on looking after bunnies with slipped discs, please? I am very worried.
My bunny suddenly stopped being able to use his back legs on Thursday night. I took him to a vet immediately, who said that he had probably strained his legs when jumping. The next day I took him to another vet because he seemed to be unhappy. He has now be x-rayed and it transpires that he has probably damaged two discs in his back (possibly slipped) and this has damaged the nerves in the lower half of his body.
Today he is reasonably happy in himself (eating, drinking etc) but can't walk or stand up and is incontinent. The vet advised keeping him as still as possible to give his back and the nerves a chance to heal, and I am doing this. I'd be so grateful for more advice, though. And whether anyone has had a similar problem and, if so, how long it took to get better.
Thank you all.
Louisa
My bunny suddenly stopped being able to use his back legs on Thursday night. I took him to a vet immediately, who said that he had probably strained his legs when jumping. The next day I took him to another vet because he seemed to be unhappy. He has now be x-rayed and it transpires that he has probably damaged two discs in his back (possibly slipped) and this has damaged the nerves in the lower half of his body.
Today he is reasonably happy in himself (eating, drinking etc) but can't walk or stand up and is incontinent. The vet advised keeping him as still as possible to give his back and the nerves a chance to heal, and I am doing this. I'd be so grateful for more advice, though. And whether anyone has had a similar problem and, if so, how long it took to get better.
Thank you all.
Louisa