These are serious injuries: because rabbit bones are brittle and because the rabbits motion at the time of injury is carrying a lot of torque, these fractures are typically "spiral", shattering bone shards into the flesh as they happen.
I have lost 2 rabbits to such fractures over the years. I've learned a bit that I want to pass on--
1. Not all rabbits are good candidates for having a fracture surgically repaired with a plate;
2. Not all rabbits are good candidates for amputation.
3. The nutrition they have all their life until that moment of fracture, has a significant impact on the likelihood of their recovery.
4. There is no way of anticipating whether your rabbit will follow the "textbook case". Rabbit veterinary science advances quickly but it hardly has all the answers yet. Today's unique intervening factor-- whether good or bad-- is tomorrow's research question: you will not have all the answers beforehand: we humans must live into our truth & knowledge.
💫In fond memory of Benjamin Bunny & Bunjamin Franklin💜💟🌹🪻
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5 months agobunny.rylieo
Thank you for sharing your experiences and what you learned as a result. It sounds like these were very hard to live through and also very hard to share about 🙏🏻🫂
5 months agotheeducatedrabbit
This is a problem with big bunnies, particularly the giants. Sometimes amputation is not a great solution.
5 months agobunny_pappy
This is such a traumatic experience for bunnies and their hooms, irrespective of the outcome. Some bunnies are indeed much more susceptible, and bunnies with any history of this in their bloodlines shouldn't be bred. Also, if your bunny needs x-rays for any reason, make sure whoever interprets them evaluates bone density so you'll have a heads-up of potential issues.
5 months agodoroti_karotti
Good morning, dear Katherine! First of all, I am so happy that your work is receiving so much recognition. What you do is so important! 🙌✨️ I have extensive experience myself with sick and/or elderly bunnies, and it is truly a labor of love to gather every possible option for them—to gain firsthand experience and then pass that knowledge on to others. I feel like we are getting much closer to recapturing the spirit of the old bunny community, and that is *so* important. That was, after all, the very reason I started this account nearly 10 years ago. Sharing cute, everyday bunny moments is one thing, but receiving genuine help—the kind that used to be so readily available—is something else entirely. I’ve lost count of how many times I received help back in the day, when I was completely clueless about what to do whenever one of my bunnies fell ill. However, I know *exactly* how many times that help saved my bunnies' lives. Katherine, thank you for all the tremendous effort you put into this. 🫶
5 months agoquincybunny_0201
That must have been indescribably difficult having to go through both experiences with bunny bone issues! I'm sure Benjamin and Bunji are pleased that you are sharing your knowledge of their situations with others. It's yet another gift that they left for us. ❤️💐❤️
5 months agohouseful.of.bunnies2
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