Hi Beyza!
This same thing happened to my bunny Daisy about 2 years ago,i noticed that she was lying down a lot,and when she hopped she looked a bit funny,i got very concerned so i took her to see the vet,she examined her and it was found that Daisy's leg was dislocated,i couldn't believe it as i have no idea how it happened,anyway the vet said she will try to pop her leg back in,she stayed there overnight and i picked her up the next day,i had to keep her in a small cage so her movements could be restricted,she had to be like that for two weeks.I took her back in 2 weeks to see if her leg was ok,well the vet checked her and then she gave me the bad news,Daisy's leg had popped back out,tears started rolling down my face because i thought i would have to put her to sleep,but the vet said i have a few options 1..i could just leave it like that,but she would end up with very bad arthritis later in life and it wouldn't be very comfortable having the bones rub together,2..put her to sleep,3..she could have an operation to cut of the boneat the top of her legthat sits in the hip socket,,i cannot remember the name she used for it though,i said i will go for the operation to remove the bone.
Daisy stayed at the vets that night as the specialist was coming in the vets in the morning and he would do the operation then,i tell you what..i was sooo scared i was going to lose her through this,as this was a major operation for a bunny,i said goodbye to Daisy and i walked out of that vet crying and thinking "how in the world did this happen"i still dont know how her leg became dislocated in the first place.
The next day i get a phone call from the vet saying that Daisy had the operation,and she is now recovering and i can pick her up in a few hours,they just wanted to keep her there so they could observe her,i hung up the phone and sat down and just cried with reliefe,i couldnt wait to go and get her and bring her home.
She had a fairly big cut along her hip and i cannot remember how many stitches she had,but the little bugger pulled out a few of those stitches 2 days later and her wound was gaping open,so it was of to the vet again to get restitched,and she had to wear a cone so she couldn't get to her stitches anymore,omg she hated having that on,she would throw a tantrum and everything,but she soon got over it.
While she was recovering i kept her in the loungeroom with the door shut just so she couldnt wander to far,she did not have to be kept in a small cage this time.It had taken about 6 weeks for her to heal and everything and she also had to take two lots of medicine for about 2 weeks as well,when it was time for me to leave the loungeroom door open you should have seen her,she actually ran from the lounge and out of that door,was she a happy bunny,it took her a bit of time to get used to using her leg in a different way as now she has no bone going into her hip,it's just muscle that is holding her leg now,i was told specifically not to let her put on weight as this will put a lot of pressure on her leg.Sometimes she sits in a funny way with that leg sprawled out to the side but then she will correct herself and pull her leg back in,i'm glad i chose the operation now,because she is still here happy and healthy and running around.
The cost all up was just over $800,that was including everything from when i first took her to see the vet.
Can her body really heal itself?.........ok,if you left it like that it will heal but not in a natural way,your bunnies leg is out of the socket ,the bones will be rubbing together and causing discomfort and she will end up with arthritis later in life,also if you are going to go with no 2,it should be done as soon as possible,the longer the joint is left out of the socket the harder it will be for it to stay in place and like your vet said there are no guarantees anyway that it will stay in place,it's the same guarantee that my vet gave me as well
i hope this has helped you a bit as i know how worrying it can be
cheryl
