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deformed rabbit

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Question
My rabbit had an unexpected litter of rabbits. They must have squirmed out of the cage when they were first born, because my dog had found them below the cage all except for one. Warmed them up except one he died. the others are doing well except one of them walks a little funny with one of his front legs sticks out to the side he seems very healthy he jumps around with the others they are 4 weeks old now and i was wondering will he survive or is there still chance he will die? thanks so much for helping
charlene

Answer
If he's made it this far, he has just the same chance as all the others.  Having one funny leg shouldn't be too much of a problem.  It sounds like he doesn't have much of a problem moving around if he hops around like the rest of them.

He might need some accommodations as he gets older.  A low sided litter box and maybe easy access to his cage.  And he probably will have difficulty grooming the side with the funny leg.  Animals are really good at making do with physical limitations, but someone might need to clean his eyes or face on that side.  

Here's a story of rabbit that had problems with both front legs:http://homepage.mac.com/mattocks/morfz/frontamp.html

I hope this helps