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Wonky back legs

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Reno

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My lion head just turned 7 on October 30th and he has never had any health issues. When I brought him into my living room to play today, his hind legs are acting funny. He can put pressure on them and move them both but they don’t seem to be in sync. He is holding one up a bit but it doesn’t seem to be a conscious act. I massaged both and he wasn’t in any pain. He attempts to run around as normal(and thump at me) but he splays sideways and falls over to a laying down position. He has no head tilt or any issues with his front half. When he sits his back right side sort of dips and it forces him to keep slowly spinning to stay sitting up. He is pooping a lot but he does that all the time so I wouldn’t call it a symptom just yet…

Does anyone have any guidance? Is it just old age and cold weather, or is it a parasite, stoke, cancer? I’m at a loss. Thank you so much in advance.
 
Hi Reno,

Welcome to the forum. I'm sorry to hear your rabbit is struggling. You will need to see a rabbit savvy vet, there are a few things that spring to mind but he really needs to be seen . Best of luck, let us know how he gets on
 
There’s unfortunately no small animals vets near me so it would have to be just a regular vet if they would even see me. He’s definitely not in any pain, but I would hate to not get him started on any meds asap just because I didn’t know any better.
 
Reno said:
There’s unfortunately no small animals vets near me so it would have to be just a regular vet if they would even see me. He’s definitely not in any pain, but I would hate to not get him started on any meds asap just because I didn’t know any better.
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Good luck getting him seen. If it was E.C. for example (which is a parasite) he'd benefit from starting treatment asap, the vet will need to rule out injury, ear infection etc

If you wanted to post your rough location here some members might be able to recommend a bunny savvy practice in your area - they are worth their weight in gold & save you lots in cash & heartache
 
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