Newborn bunny potential broken leg

[jmnava]

I have a 10 day old newborn bunny and I just recently found it walking oddly. Its back right leg looks stiff and it sometimes walks with it sticking out. I'm thinking its a potential broken leg?

Is there anyway for me to take care of it if it is actually broken?

 

[JBun]

Best thing to do would be consult with your vet on how best to go about splinting it. Whatever you do is going to be difficult because of it's small size, plus you will have to prevent the mom from trying to chew the splint off the baby when she comes to nurse and clean it.

Another possibility if you don't see any bones at an odd angle, is the baby could have splay leg.
http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/splayleg.html
http://www.medirabbit.com/EN/Bone_diseases/Genetic/splayleg.htm

 

[Mariam+Theo]

Take your bunny to any emergency clinic, so that the bone can be stabilized til you can see your regular rabbit vet. If the emergency clinic needs to anesthetize your bunny to do xrays or to stabilize the leg, isoflurane is the preferred anesthesia for rabbits. If you cannot get to an emergency clinic, do your best to severely restrict your bunny's movement til you can get to your vet. This will help to prevent further injury. Make sure your bunny has easy access to food and water so that he does not have to move around to get to it. I would rap it in vetrap until you get to the vet. I totally understand if you can't take him/her to the vet though.