Junior has a sore paw :(

The little monkey jumped out of my arms this morning and now his paw is sore. He landed on vet bed so it wasn't an uber nasty landing.

He is walking on it and is jumping over things as usual but when he's standing still he is holding it up in the air (It is his front right paw.) I've tried to have a look at it but he just hops off and heel flicks at me. I will have a better look with OH later but from what I did see there's no blood.

Tbh, I'm inclined not to charge him straight down to the vet. He's such a sensitive little guy that I want to hold off a bit and see if it gets any better itself. Obviously I won't leave it ages!

Am I being a bad bunny mummy??

No, it's completely appropriate. If he is weight bearing when he wants to move it seems unlikely that he has broken anything. And if he is moving around he cannot be in too much pain. I would just keep an eye. The vet would most likely just give some metacam.

Thanks Cheryl

I thought the same re metacam.

No I agree with Cheryl. Plus, if he has damaged it, the metacam will only allow him to put more weight on it, and give it less chance to heal properly on its own See how he goes, bless him. Boys will be boys. I always imagine him as a cartoon bunny with denim dungarees and a baseball cap on back to front and a sling shot in his back pocket ... have you seen Dennis?...thats how I imagine junior

marleyNfriends wrote:No I agree with Cheryl. Plus, if he has damaged it, the metacam will only allow him to put more weight on it, and give it less chance to heal properly on its own :)See how he goes, bless him. Boys will be boys. I always imagine him as a cartoon bunny with denim dungarees and a baseball cap on back to front and a sling shot in his back pocket ... have you seen Dennis?...thats how I imagine junior

That really made me laugh I'm sharing your vision now! He'd look so cute in a pair of denim dungarees!!

I think he would beg to differ!

I prescribe extra treaties  

We would leave it and see how he is too.

cheryl'n'bruce'flo wrote:I think he would beg to differ!

Sparky wrote:I prescribe extra treaties  

We would leave it and see how he is too.

Good shout, Sparky! I hadn't thought about giving him some comforting noms!

Thumper2001 wrote:

Sparky wrote:I prescribe extra treaties  

We would leave it and see how he is too.

Good shout, Sparky! I hadn't thought about giving him some comforting noms!

It's the first thing I thought of     

Sparky wrote:

Thumper2001 wrote:

Sparky wrote:I prescribe extra treaties  

We would leave it and see how he is too.

Good shout, Sparky! I hadn't thought about giving him some comforting noms!

It's the first thing I thought of     

I don't doubt it for a minute

Personally I think Sparky put the idea of a limp in Junior's head.

You might be on to something there, Cheryl

I would think he may have bruised it or pulled something but I bet he's walking on it tomorrow ok. Simon tried to jump over the pen side ( silly Simon)  on Tuesday night and started holding his paw up, Mike checked him and nothing seemed broken and Wednesday morning he was smashing  

Probably good for an extra fenugreek crunchie or two I would think!

Hope his little paw is better today :-). You are Deffo doing the right thing seeing how it goes Hun x

I hope the little love has a much better paw today, Please keep us posted.

Hugs

JO xx

i agree with all the others i would probably wait and see how he gets on!


hope the little tyke gets better soon

How is that little tootsie foot today hun?

Hugs

JO xx

I'm sorry for not updating sooner

Junior spent a few days holding his paw up but on Friday morning he let me touch it when he was eating his breakfast

He's now completely back to normal!

Thank you for prompting me to update

I'm glad Junior   is back to his old mischievous self. Wonder what his next escapade will be?  

He obviously lived in hope of lots of extra treats as a consequence of having a poorly paw. I anticipate an outbreak of 'sore paws' now!

Nothing like a little poorly paw or something similar to get more treaties LOL!!

Hugs

JO xx