FluffyBun
Warren Scout
I'm not new to keeping bunnies but have had a few years out. Recently, got back into it and picked up my new 5 month old angora. The breeder was great - I looked at all the rabbits, everyone looked healthy and happy, and nothing untoward. She spent ages teaching me how to give bun a haircut, too. The journey home at the weekend was quite a long one, and by the time we got home it was dark so we put bun straight to bed in her new hutch. The following morning, noticed her head was weaving from side to side - esp when she seems to be trying to look at things.
She seems fine in every other way. Is pooing, weeing normally and although a bit jumpy in her hutch... when we bring her out to groom her and play with her, the head weaving stops and she seems happy and fine. No fits, or trancing and she can move about normally. My instincts are that she isn't ill. She is booked into our vets tomorrow for her first vaccnation and will get a good check up then and I will mention to him.
But I have looked online and 'head weaving' seems to bring up 2 possibilities - EC but also I've found mention that albino rabbits and other small animals head weave if they've got poor vision.
I've ordered some 10% Panacur to be on the safe side. But as I say I don;t feel she is 'ill'. As I say she's seeing vet tomorrow so will see what they say but in the meantime - anyone else with a white rabbit seen this behaviour? I didn't see her (or any of the other white buns) doing this at the breeder's. But she is in a new environment where she is probably trying to keep alert and focussed on what's going on... any thoughts?
She seems fine in every other way. Is pooing, weeing normally and although a bit jumpy in her hutch... when we bring her out to groom her and play with her, the head weaving stops and she seems happy and fine. No fits, or trancing and she can move about normally. My instincts are that she isn't ill. She is booked into our vets tomorrow for her first vaccnation and will get a good check up then and I will mention to him.
But I have looked online and 'head weaving' seems to bring up 2 possibilities - EC but also I've found mention that albino rabbits and other small animals head weave if they've got poor vision.
I've ordered some 10% Panacur to be on the safe side. But as I say I don;t feel she is 'ill'. As I say she's seeing vet tomorrow so will see what they say but in the meantime - anyone else with a white rabbit seen this behaviour? I didn't see her (or any of the other white buns) doing this at the breeder's. But she is in a new environment where she is probably trying to keep alert and focussed on what's going on... any thoughts?