Elliegirl
Young Bun
I have a foster rabbit who is under veterinary care currently. About 4 weeks ago I noticed he wasn't using his left hind normally. I took him to the vet who prescribed loxicam. Over the next 10 days Patch made huge improvements and appeared to be back to normal so on veterinary advice we stopped his loxocam. Within 36 hours he was showing the start of the original symptoms again and was pot back on loxicam. He has had xrays which show nothing abnormal and he was prescribed a further 3 weeks of loxicam, watch and see. I was assured he would be fine to continue his usual exercise routine. He has never got back to how good he was when he originally stopped his loxicam.Over the last 2 weeks there has been a very gradual worsening of symptoms and his right leg started showing the same signs. On Tuesday he was really bad when I let him oout and he was hopping on his knuckles rather than his feet. This morning he was struggling to get up on his hind legs at all.
The symptoms seem to ease slightly as he gets moving after a night in the hutch and exercise doesn't seem to affect it in any other way. His front end is as happy as ever, he has full bladder control although he no longer uses his tray (?access) and he is eating and drinking as normal. Only 2 slightly ucky bottoms so far but think it's where he is urinating but can't raise himself out of it and therefore gets it on himself.
Just interested to hear from people who have experience of this or any thoughts. Sadly it appears we have to keep him comfortable, happy and spoilt until his hind end fails when we have to call it a day
Thanks
Tracy
The symptoms seem to ease slightly as he gets moving after a night in the hutch and exercise doesn't seem to affect it in any other way. His front end is as happy as ever, he has full bladder control although he no longer uses his tray (?access) and he is eating and drinking as normal. Only 2 slightly ucky bottoms so far but think it's where he is urinating but can't raise himself out of it and therefore gets it on himself.
Just interested to hear from people who have experience of this or any thoughts. Sadly it appears we have to keep him comfortable, happy and spoilt until his hind end fails when we have to call it a day
Thanks
Tracy