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front leg broken

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Question
My rabbit is an outside/inside bunny.  She somehow came in with a broken turned in front right leg.  she hops around on the other three and is eating and drinking but the front leg is turned 90degrees inward.  What should I do?  Will it heal on its own and will she learn to adapt with it this way?


Answer
Your bunny should really see a vet as soon as possible. You can find a rabbit savvy veterinarian from the House Rabbit Society's list:

http://rabbit.org/vets/vets.html

And, if finances are an issue, some vets will offer payment plans. CareCredit is also a way to get the extra funds you need for vet bills:

http://www.carecredit.com/vetmed/whycc.html

In the meantime, here are some resources on skeletal injuries:

http://homepage.mac.com/mattocks/morfz/rabrefs.html#skel