Last night my bunny hopped out of her cage and her cage is about 5 feet off the ground. I picked her up and put her back in but now she's holding her right back foot up when she hops. I can touch it and it doesn't seem to bother her, it doesn't feel swollen, and I can't feel where there would be any broken bones? where I live we only have vets that will take care of dogs and cats...what should I do?
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If she's holding her foot up, it's obviously causing her some pain. I've seen several broken bones in rabbits and never seen any swelling, so that may or may not be a sign.
Call all the vets in your area and tell them your situation, and ask if they will see your rabbit on a special-case basis. A lot of times livestock vets who deal with farm animals will see rabbits, too.
We used to have a house rabbit and loved her dearly, she was litter box trained but stayed in a large cage on the floor. I never had the problem you have with her, but my Yorkie jumped off the bed, rather than using the steps he always uses and hurt his leg. I applied ice, using a Popsicle to his leg, he allowed it to stay as he licked it. Within minutes he was fine and never limped again. Try it and see what happens if it does not help any vet can treat a rabbit. I brought ours in just to show her off and to have her spayed.
You're going to need to find a vet that handles exotics, even if that means driving a distance from your town.
Your rabbit needs care. While you might not "feel" any broken bones, there may be a sprain, or a dislocation that you would not be able to feel.
Please go to www.rabbit.org and click on the vet link on the right hand side. You can enter in your location and it will find you the closest rabbit specialist. Good Luck. I hope your bun bun is ok.
No need for an exotic vet as rabbits are covered by cat and dog vets. Exotics generally handle reptiles and stuff. Just take the rabbit to your local small animals vet.
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