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Penelope injured leg :(
- Thread starter Graciee
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Thank you so much xx
Idk if its bad to take her that far, she's not the best traveller [emoji21] it's so tricky with prey animals
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loobers25
Warren Veteran
Thank you so much xx
Idk if its bad to take her that far, she's not the best traveller [emoji21] it's so tricky with prey animals
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I know what you mean. My Charlie had a funny leg all of a sudden and he just had metacam for it. He must of bashed it on something and eventually he developed arthritis on that leg and his spine. Realistically no vet is going to do anything but metacam and X-ray until the working week are they?
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Probably not, except the place in Camden, they open at 10.30am tomorrow tho [emoji21]
You know the round bit of the hind leg where the knee is, that whole leg area is like further out away from her body.. If that makes any sense [emoji21]
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TheBee
Mama Doe
I would give her metacam and get her seen by a vet in the morning, then take her to your own on Monday. I medicate at home if I have what is needed, my vet is happy with this & I can’t imagine yours wouldn’t be with you giving metacam, given that they know you/that you’re knowledgable enough to do so.
bunny momma
Wise Old Thumper
Agreed. Medicam will help with pain and inflammation. Not sure if bunnies have the same fluid filled sacs people have in some joints, if so a bump in the right place can result in a large bump appearing quickly. Is there a way you can wrap the area to keep it stable until it can be seen by a vet?
Seems like we both have bunnies that like to get ill when our regular vet is not available for days. Sending hugs.
Hope Penelopes leg is better very soon. X
bunny momma
Wise Old Thumper
Could it be an insect bite or sting?
Cuthbert&Dillon
Mama Doe
Hope Penelope's and you have had some sleep and get the OOH today, sending vibes for you both x
Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
I do hope that the problem is not too serious. Sending lots of vibes x
She's still eating and moving about okay, she's putting weight on it too, I've got them confined still. Got an appointment with William tomorrow, but nowhere I've rung can do anything before then really. Only thing would be the place near Camden when it opens in 45 mins maybe. Feel sick no knowing what the best thing to do is. I just want xrays and someone who knows what they're doing to look at her and the xrays. I know William will be blunt and honest, which scares me but is also what's needed. He's exactly who she needs to see. I just wish it was today
Thanks everyone for the vibes xx
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Thanks everyone for the vibes xx
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Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
She's still eating and moving about okay, she's putting weight on it too, I've got them confined still. Got an appointment with William tomorrow, but nowhere I've rung can do anything before then really. Only thing would be the place near Camden when it opens in 45 mins maybe. Feel sick no knowing what the best thing to do is. I just want xrays and someone who knows what they're doing to look at her and the xrays. I know William will be blunt and honest, which scares me but is also what's needed. He's exactly who she needs to see. I just wish it was today
Thanks everyone for the vibes xx
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If she is now weight bearing that is a good sign. She may 'just' have sprained her leg. Is the knee still looking to be at a strange angle ?
I assume you have checked all her toes/claws ?
I'm praying that's it, but so hard to know. Yea her leg looks entirely normal, it's just like she was holding it weird though, still in line, but out to the side, it's hard to explain - almost like where it meets the hip is dislocated or something, further out from where it's meant to be. I'm not saying it is, but I can't think how else to describe it. That's just when she's sitting, when she moved last night she'd sometimes walk and sometimes hop but hold it up a little.
Yea I checked those and her hocks, all looked okay. I can't believe she's hurt herself being happy in the run
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keletkezes
Wise Old Thumper
Best wishes for a binky-related sprain: both Lopsy and Aboleth got these on front paws. I suspect their fronts were more susceptible than their back paws because mine had to jump on and off the windowsill... I suppose with Penelope it's like us, overdoing it while being overexcited :roll:
Craig 1965
Warren Veteran
Topping up the vibes for Penelope. I agree with Jane - the fact Penelope is weight bearing - to any extent, is a positive sign, although it will be in their instinct to continue to hide any injury no matter how trivial or serious. An x-ray will rule out a break if there is one, but won't necessarily highlight any soft tissue damage. A skilled vets hand will be able to feel whethere there is resistance or if the leg is pulling normal. So I hope everything goes positive tomorrow at your vets. A diagnosis is a positive sign, but I know that it is also scary to get or hear what sometimes you don't want to hear. You want the vet to say that everything feels fine but then you'll wonder what happened and what set the injury off. On th eother hand, if the vet says it's this or that, at least you know what you are delaing with.
Loads of vibes for tomorrow. xx
Loads of vibes for tomorrow. xx
