Timeline: Had a client come in today with a pet rabbit that wouldn't use its back leg for the past day. After a basic TPR and clearly being able to see the foot was as limp as it could be the Owner admitted that the 3yr old son took care of the pet and might have pulled on the leg when the pet was jumping back into the cage. After a nice x-ray and defiantly seeing many bones in the foot broken the O chose to surrender the pet to a technician who knew of a vet that would do it for low cost. That night the rabbit had a pin placed into the food and is doing well!
Later we had another client come in with a pet cat that got ran over by the neighbors car. The pet was not using either of the back legs and was making it quite clear he was NOT happy. With an x-ray we found that one socket was out of place ( look left on the picture above.) and that he fractured his hip( top right ) Dr. tried a few time to put the bone back into the socket with no luck. Unfortunately the pet ( and the Owners pocket minus$ 1600.00) will need surgical correction or the pet will have a major limp for the rest of his life and a LONG recovery.
Discussion: It seems many parents buy small animals for their kids because the are cheap and supposedly easy to care for. I would have to say a rabbit is so fragile that it can cause itself more harm then good in small hands. Or when something goes wrong parents tend not to want to spend $45.00 on an exam of a $4.00 animal.
Future: Off to Hollywood for My great friends " congrats to getting into vet school party" at the end of the month!
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