Rabbit Holding Up Hind Leg

[nlake]

Hello,
I have a rabbit that has injured her hind leg. She is still eating and drinking normally. I don’t think it is broken. We can move it/extend it. I don’t have money to take her to vet for X-rays. Will it heal on its own?

 

[White Rabbit]

Do you have a video so we can see how bad it is? You should try to find a low cost vet in your area, at least try calling around and explain your situation. It could be something as simple as a strain or sprain, something a little worse like a tear or a broken/fractured leg. But no one here will be able to help without at least a video. A video would help those more experienced, but a vet would be the best option to tell what is it, and to give the proper pain meds, as your bun could be in serious pain even if it isn't broken/fractured, but some kind of muscle tear. Depending where you live a lot offer "care credit" which is 0 percent APR up to the first 2 years, so no interest. But you have to pay by whatever date you have set otherwise interest goes through the roof haha. I used this on my dogs emergency pyometra surgery since it was about 6k. Got it payed off in a little under a year, no interest. Source
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But a video would really help if you could post one. Best wishes to you and your bun though, hope it's nothing serious.

 

[Diane R]

Beg, borrow, sell stuff, do whatever you need to do. Bunny needs to be taken to a rabbit vet. She is in pain.

 

[nlake]

Do you have a video so we can see how bad it is? You should try to find a low cost vet in your area, at least try calling around and explain your situation. It could be something as simple as a strain or sprain, something a little worse like a tear or a broken/fractured leg. But no one here will be able to help without at least a video. A video would help those more experienced, but a vet would be the best option to tell what is it, and to give the proper pain meds, as your bun could be in serious pain even if it isn't broken/fractured, but some kind of muscle tear. Depending where you live a lot offer "care credit" which is 0 percent APR up to the first 2 years, so no interest. But you have to pay by whatever date you have set otherwise interest goes through the roof haha. I used this on my dogs emergency pyometra surgery since it was about 6k. Got it payed off in a little under a year, no interest. Source
"Our No interest if Paid in Full Within 6, 12, 18 and 24 month financing options (sometimes called Deferred Interest) let you pay for purchases of $200 or more with minimum monthly payments made throughout the duration of your promotional period.
For Deferred Interest/No Interest if Paid in Full promotional financing options, no interest will be charged on your promotional balance if you pay your balance in full by the promotional due date. If your promotional purchase is not paid in full by the end of the promotional period, interest will be charged to your account from the purchase date. "
care credit link

But a video would really help if you could post one. Best wishes to you and your bun though, hope it's nothing serious.

Sorry for some reason it won’t let me upload a video.

 

[White Rabbit]

Sorry for some reason it won’t let me upload a video.

Try to upload to youtube then post the link here if having trouble

 

[JBun]

There is no way that we can tell anyone whether or not their rabbits injured leg will heal(correctly). We aren't vets. To really know what's wrong with the leg, you would need an experienced rabbit vet doing a physical exam and possibly xrays. If your rabbit isn't back to normal now, and is still not putting weight on the leg, I would strongly urge having her checked by an experienced rabbit vet. It may be the vet just prescribes anti inflammatory pain meds(meloxicam) and restricted movement(smaller space to restrict hopping to a minimum) for 1-2 months to give the leg a chance to heal. Or something more may be needed like splinting or amputation(in severe cases). But your rabbit needs to be checked out.

https://rabbit.org/vet-listings/