Can a rabbit’s leg lame heal itself? What should I do?

1. The performance of a rabbit’s leg fracture

If a rabbit’s leg is fractured or dislocated, Rabbits are generally unable to walk normally, cannot perform other strenuous exercises such as high hanging legs, and even limp in severe cases, and when the affected part is touched, the rabbit will be particularly sensitive and refuse to be touched. Most of the reasons for the fracture or dislocation of the rabbit’s leg are due to the excessive force when catching the rabbit, the injury caused by the rabbit’s intense exercise, or the rabbit’s leg accidentally stuck in the cage.

Under normal circumstances, if the rabbit’s fracture is not caused by systemic infection, the affected area of the rabbit can heal well after corresponding treatment. After healing, if the pet owner takes good care of the rabbit, it will not affect the normal life of the rabbit in the future. However, if a systemic infection is also caused after the fracture of the rabbit, it is very likely to cause sepsis and lead to the death of the rabbit.

Therefore, the pet owner must take the rabbit to the veterinary hospital to check if the rabbit’s leg is lame in time to find out whether the rabbit’s lame phenomenon is caused by a fracture, and check whether the fractured part of the rabbit has broken bones. Rabbit meat and rabbits have not developed systemic infection. The veterinarian will choose bone reduction or amputation according to the fracture of the rabbit.

Second, can the lame rabbit’s leg heal itself?

The lame rabbit’s leg Most of them can’t be healed by themselves. Pet owners should not take luck on this. For the sake of the rabbit’s health, if you find that the rabbit’s legs are lame, you must take the rabbit to the pet hospital for examination and treatment as soon as possible. Your veterinarian will use imaging tests to determine if your rabbit’s legs are broken or damaged. If the result of the examination is that the rabbit has no fractures, it will be considered whether the symptoms of the rabbit’s leg lameness are caused by factors such as calcium deficiency, neurological disease, or soft tissue contusion. Targeted treatment of rabbits based on clear examination results.

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