Lameness in a rabbit.

摘要

An 18-month-old, 2.3-kg, New Zealand white, intact female rabbit was presented to the Exotic Pet service at Tufts University, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, for a 3-day history of anorexia, decreased urine and stool output and right hind limb lameness characterized by non-weight-bearing.The exotic pet veterinarians examined the rabbit and palpated a 2.0-cm-diameter mass on the proximal aspect of the right femur. In addition, they noted the rabbit had pale mucous membranes. They carried out a neurological examination to determine the cause of the lameness, and the results were within normal limits except for splaying of the forelimbs.