KenoshaRabbits
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Hi everyone I am having difficulty dealing with splay feet with one of my rabbits. I have a three month old french angora rabbit with splay rear feet. It is probably a genetic issue with this little guy; none of his litter mates have this issue; he wasn't kept on a smooth surface; etc.
I could use some suggestions on how to proceed.
I started using a homemade brace for his rear legs as suggested here:
http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/splayleg.html
I put a cork between his rear legs and wrapped stretchy-athletic tape around his legs. It worked in keeping his legs in a more natural position. The drawback is it got messy fast!
The feces collected between the cork and his body including the cecotropes. He is a runt, maybe 2-3 pounds at this point; so there isn't much room between the cork and his body. I assume if he grows this will end up being less of an issue as there will be more separation between the cork and his vent area.
Until then I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on treating splay legs? Perhaps suggestions for rear braces with smaller rabbits.
Thanks
I could use some suggestions on how to proceed.
I started using a homemade brace for his rear legs as suggested here:
http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/splayleg.html
I put a cork between his rear legs and wrapped stretchy-athletic tape around his legs. It worked in keeping his legs in a more natural position. The drawback is it got messy fast!
The feces collected between the cork and his body including the cecotropes. He is a runt, maybe 2-3 pounds at this point; so there isn't much room between the cork and his body. I assume if he grows this will end up being less of an issue as there will be more separation between the cork and his vent area.
Until then I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on treating splay legs? Perhaps suggestions for rear braces with smaller rabbits.
Thanks