Kingdomrabbitry
Member
Hi there! We have a two and a half week kit that appears to have splay leg on their back legs. Does anyone have videos or photos or advice on how to beat brace these legs?
Splay legs
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I have always considered this a kill-cull situation. I do not know of a way to solve this problem. If the rabbit can move around without distress he could be a pet but I would not breed him or his parents anymore.
RabbitsOfTheCreek
Netherland Dwarf Breeder & Well-known Member
Might as well see how they do for a couple more weeks, they're a Kit and it could just be weak legs
I have let them get to the age of harvest (as meat rabbits) they do fine, but the legs do not correct, and actually can get worse as they grow. After I harvested them, I inspected their hind legs carefully and there was no evidence of old injury, and the joint appeared normal, meaning not inflamed. The angles were just wrong. I don't think, based on the lack of inflammation, that they are in any pain. It is just a conformational defect, like bowleggedness in humans. The rabbit will be ok, but making more of them seems less than ethical to me.
MountainViewRabbitry
Washington Rabbit Rescue
It doesn’t look like splayed legs to me…? It looks more like a very pinched hind quarter, but I may be wrong. If fact I’m probably wrong 
