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rabbit disabilities

22 10:39:21

Question
hi! i have a 3 month old dutch rabbit and she has no feeling in her back legs.she pulls herself with her front legs. i dont know what could have caused it. she didnt jump off anything high. do you think she got scared by my dogs barking? i just dont want to put her to sleep!

Answer
Has your bunny seen a vet? If not then you need to bring her in ASAP. 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 disabled rabbits:

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