keletkezes
Wise Old Thumper
This is doing the rounds on Twitter today: it's an old (2012) paper but this link is to the not-paywalled article: https://www.nature.com/articles/lab...ZFXvbW_CZaIi1f666avbzvCIoWcb-HWBYbPdsNu4Pig==
Summarised by Dr. Naomi Harvey thusly:
From https://twitter.com/Naomi_D_Harvey/status/1269971061640134659.
I don't think Lopsy is using the high-sided litter tray as much, I think he's using the two lower ones by preference. He's otherwise fine, still clean and unmatted, and bounding everywhere, throwing himself off things, but at his age (7) I wouldn't rule out a bit of arthritis. Even before reading this I was thinking it might be! I'll add it to my (very short and I hope it stays that way!) List of Issues to discuss next time they're at the vets.
Summarised by Dr. Naomi Harvey thusly:
Of 187 pet rabbits showing no signs of lameness, osteoarthritis (OA) detected by x-ray was highly prevalent: 12% aged 1-3
30% aged 3-6
45% aged 6-9
70% aged 9+
Mostly in knee & hip joints.
This is an *underestimate* as no lame rabbits & x-ray can't reveal earliest OA
From https://twitter.com/Naomi_D_Harvey/status/1269971061640134659.
I don't think Lopsy is using the high-sided litter tray as much, I think he's using the two lower ones by preference. He's otherwise fine, still clean and unmatted, and bounding everywhere, throwing himself off things, but at his age (7) I wouldn't rule out a bit of arthritis. Even before reading this I was thinking it might be! I'll add it to my (very short and I hope it stays that way!) List of Issues to discuss next time they're at the vets.