Bunny sprain

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My 7 yr old girl Peanut has been a happy healthy girl her whole life. Unfortunately last week when I let her out she managed to hurt her back leg when I wasn’t looking. I panicked because she was limping and I’ve never seen her hurt before. I took her to the vet the next day because I was freaking out and wanted to know it wasn’t broken. They gave her metacom for pain and said she seemed to just have a sprain since she could put some pressure on it when she hopped. They said if it wasn’t better in a week to bring her back for an x-ray. It’s been a week and of course our vacation is set for this upcoming week when I would like to take her back because she hasn’t improved. Are there any other bunny parents out there who had buns who took awhile to heal or have any suggestions? She’s still eating but not nearly as much. I try to give her fruits and veggies to get her weight back up and she always eats right away. I’m just nervous.

[jerseygirl]

I had a rabbit who sprain her front leg one time. It took 2 weeks before she fully put weight on it again. She initally got a shot of carprofen (rimadyl) but that was all. It was just a matter of letting time heal. She acted pretty normally, other then tucking that leg up. But she still hopped around as much as she normally did.

A bit different to rear leg sprain though as they’d bear more weight there.

Since it has been a week, I would probably go ahead and get x-ray for your peace of mind. Especially if you are going away soon. They can probably do a conscious x-ray for her. Worth asking.

Sending some healing {{{vibes}}} out for your baby!

[Bam]

Normally a sprain would’ve gotten considerably better after a week. But then again, a bone that’s actually broken is not an animal (or human) would put weight on. Does she put any weight at all on it now? It’s of course adviceable to get an X-ray. If her leg is broken, she shouldn’t be on Metacam because it interferes with callus-formation (the formation of new bone around a break). You’d get a more appropriate pain-killer like perhaps tramadol.

Most often nothing else is done, to have a bunny’s thigh bone pinned together is possible but it’s very, very expensive and most vets will have no experience with the procedure. Sometimes a plaster cast is recommended, but not in all cases.

The most important thing is to see to it that she eats. Give her her favorite greens. Parsley, mint, cilantro are often big favorites. Not too much fruit obviously since sugar is bad for bunnies. And restrict her movement. Pet her a lot on the head and face, if she likes that. Does her leg look odd, like is it protruding at a weird angle or sth?

Imo you should call your vet Monday morning, tell them your situation with the vacation, maybe they can squeeze her in if someone has cancelled their apt or sth.

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