My Buck

Yep, the vet should be able to set it. At the animal hospital I worked at they had to fit quite a few rabbits with casts for broken legs. Rabbits are surprisingly tolerant of having casts on too generally. Without a cast it could heal in a bad position.

Usually they wouldn't even need pins put in or anything like that either for a simple break. So I'd definitely recommend xray before just deciding to put the rabbit down.

I'm hopeing for the best.

Thank you for caring enought to respond. He is special to me.

moon

Thanks toosh,
I compleatly understand. Sometimes live gets a little complex.
Hugs and thank you for you very kind responce.

Sorry I'm feeling down today and really don't know what to say.

Hugs,

moon

hey! am still sleepy. i was going to compare my dog with your buck and i accidentally clicked on the send icon. sorry.
i guess they have the same healing power though. ann

I was gonna say, I'd be very careful giving rabbits human painkillers!

They can tolerate Ibuprofen (Advil) see www.guinealynx.info I think there is dosing information still up on that site, it's for guinea pigs but the rabbit dosage should be the same. Meloxicam (Metacam) which you can get at the vet, is a better pain reliever and works well in rabbits. It can even be tolerated longer term than the Advil can.

I'm not sure about giving him anything for pain just yet. I put him in a small pen with a small box, like for a doe with kits, and he is staying inside today. He is still eating so thats encouringing.

Hugs Thank you,

moon

i should have thought of that pigglies. yes, am sure you are right. thanks. ann

i hope it is doing much better now moon. you said it is eating. that is very encouraging. ann

Yes, if I had only one, for a pet I could easily do that. But I have two bucks, 4 does, (one with a litter) and two does who are due litters in about 2 1/2 weeks at this point.

I sold two of my babies yesterday .

Thank you for caring,

moon

I've had more pets than that before and I still take them to the vet. It's important not to take on more animals than you can handle. Vet care is part of pet care. Usually x-rays aren't even all that expensive. For one view out here it's only $65. That's not extreme. Now if it required over a thousand dollars to have the leg set with pins, I think a lot of people would be reconsidering, especially since this is a breeding animal and not a pet.

My husband would never allow me to do that, to him a rabbit isn't all that important.
He seems comfortable now, but his foot is swollen. Not hih whole leg, which is why I'm hoping it's a torn nail or an ankle bruise.
He's very pretty, and the most gentle buck I've ever seen.

thanks, hugs,

moon

Oh, it is sad that your husband does not love the buck the way you do.Well, let us hope and pray that bucks have their own way of healing themselves then.I hope we can see that buck, if you have any photo of it.I love rabbits.

Hi bodhsi,
The only way I would consider letting him go is if he was in too much pain and couldn't recover. I don't like to see animals suffer.

But if he stays in his small "doe litter box" so that he isn't using his foot, he might heal. So far he's doing that, only coming out to eat and drink.

I am not concerned about his future abillities to breed, only that he isn't suffering. I would take care of him the rest of his life. He is a pet, special to me.

Hugs,

moon

The owner of the dog dosn't care. He has several large doge and two of his dogs got into my pens last summer and killed three of my does. When I spoke to him about this, he only said, "Well, if they do it again shoot them"..He never said I'm sorry or even offered to replace them. I had driven to another state to pick these does up, so it was a big loss. Two were breed.

People around here just don't think much of animails.

very sad.

moon

I actually have another Buck. I just got him back. I had sold him to a boy who lives about a mile from us. I found out the Buck was being mistreated and gave him twice what he bought him for just to get him back home.
He was acting pretty wild at first, because of the way he had been treated, but he's calming down alot now and even lets me pet him and will take food from my hand. For him that's a big step. He is also Very pretty. A Calico,which are very hard to find.

Thanks,

moon

Calico does are not as rare, but the Bucks are. I have one Calico doe, and one that is pink. One of the Calico does babies.( The Pink one) She's about 5 months old now. Not bright pink, but a tannish pink,witha pink face. Everyone who sees her says "pink" as I do . Very rare color. Shes a real sweety, LOVES to be petted and would follow me around like a puppy if I let her.
I breed my bunnies for color ans am working on this pinkish color.

moon

Glad you have a replacement just in case. Your rabbits sound beautiful. Can you post a pic of them?

sure!
I have a picture of the Buck I'm talking about in my profile, under Rabbits. Should actually be on this message.
Good news to me!!!!YEAH!!!! My Buck is coming out of his box today!! I'm very happy!
He is still Very gently putting weight on his foot, but the fact that he is getting better instead of worse is (I'm sorry Would cry now . I'm so attached to him) GOOD . He is calm and I think keeping him in a small pen about 4x5 with a small Doe box is helpng him to heal.He needs to stay still right now.
Wish me luck!
Thanks,
moonbutters

Yes,
I have a calico Buck .
moon

Awww, I am so Happy that the little guy is recovering fast courtesy love and care of MOON. Do keep me posted when it recovers fully and becomes healthy as earlier.

I had a pet and I just simply lover her so much.
Bodhi