HI, thanks for any help you can provide! I need some advice and there's no vet open in our area tonight. My girlfriend has an 11 year old dwarf rabbit. She's normally very active - she has an entire spare bedroom all to herself (except when the cat visits) - and whenever we feed her she comes running over to eat. Well, my girlfriend is away skiing this weekend so I go in to feed her and notice something amiss right away. Her lettuce from yesterday is still half uneaten, and she usually finishes that in minutes. And her dry food is untouched. So I empty it and give her fresh lettuce, but she doesn't move towards it. When I walk over to her she'll eat the food I put in front of her, although lazily, and she seems to be favoring her right leg in an odd way. It seems to be "in the air" if that makes sense - kind of like she's laying on her left backside. On the plus side there was less poop littered around or in her littler box, but then I realized that's probably not a good thing, but a sign that she either is eating less or can't go (which made me wonder, can they have blockages?).
I had a dog that developed hip dysplasia and displayed similar symptoms, and it was very bad news for him. My question is, are dwarf rabbits susceptible to similar conditions with old age? Is there a quick and painless way for me to try and diagnose her to make sure there's no life-threatening condition here?
TIA!
I had a dog that developed hip dysplasia and displayed similar symptoms, and it was very bad news for him. My question is, are dwarf rabbits susceptible to similar conditions with old age? Is there a quick and painless way for me to try and diagnose her to make sure there's no life-threatening condition here?
TIA!