My House Rabbit's Bunny Blog » special needs http://www.myhouserabbit.com/blog Celebrating House Rabbits Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:13:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Special Needs Bunny Receives Prosthetic Device http://www.myhouserabbit.com/blog/2011/08/18/special-needs-bunny-receives-prosthetic-device/ http://www.myhouserabbit.com/blog/2011/08/18/special-needs-bunny-receives-prosthetic-device/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:48:20 +0000 My House Rabbit http://www.myhouserabbit.com/blog/?p=1619 Rabbit with prosthetic bucket

Haviva Lush, founder of Rabbit Rescue, Inc. and daughter Anika help Pipkin with his new prosthetic bucket. Photo by Graham Paine/Canadian Champion.

Special needs bunny Pipkin was taken in by Haviva Lush,  founder of the Canadian charity Rabbit Rescue, five years ago.  Pipkin was born with several issues: his front legs were splayed, he was missing a hip joint, and one hind leg was shorter than the other (and was later amputated).

Yet despite all this, Pipkin’s temperament remained surprisingly happy.  So when the opportunity arose to be fitted with a prosthetic bucket to help stabilize him and keep him upright, Pipkin was a great candidate.

The device was created by Dr. Joyce Olynich, a Toronto-based vet who specializes in prostheses. It was the first prosthetic bucket made for a rabbit in Canada.

To learn more about Pipkin’s story, see InsideHalton.

]]> http://www.myhouserabbit.com/blog/2011/08/18/special-needs-bunny-receives-prosthetic-device/feed/ 3 New Book about Caring for Rabbits with Special Needs http://www.myhouserabbit.com/blog/2008/07/01/new-book-about-caring-for-rabbits-with-special-needs/ http://www.myhouserabbit.com/blog/2008/07/01/new-book-about-caring-for-rabbits-with-special-needs/#comments Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:36:15 +0000 My House Rabbit http://myhouserabbit.com/blog/2008/07/01/new-book-about-caring-for-rabbits-with-special-needs/ specialneeds.jpgLucile C. Moore and Kathy Smith, authors of A House Rabbit Primer and Rabbit Health in the 21st Century, respectively, have teamed up to write a much needed new book. When Your Rabbit Needs Special Care: Traditional and Alternative Healing Methods provides information about various conditions, illnesses, and disabilities along with different methods for care, treatment, and pain control.

This book, which will be released this week, focuses on an area of rabbit health in need of attention. Now, owners of rabbits with special needs have a comprehensive resource to reference when they are unsure how to care for their pets.

Pre-order When Your Rabbit Needs Special Care: Traditional and Alternative Healing Methods from Amazon »

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