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Not sure if this is the right place to post, concern about my rabbit

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I have Netherland Dwarf rabbit who is about 4 or 5 years old. Recently she's been putting her head down a lot on the ground, which she's never done before, and it's been worrying me and my mum.

We took her to the vets, but they couldn't find anything wrong with her.

Is this something we should be concerned about, or should we just regard it as a new habit?

Any advice would be very helpful.

Thanks.
 
Hmm - I have never heard of this. Is she flopping out? (Laying completely on her side with legs stretched out?) Or is she putting it on the floor while laying down (like a sphinx).
 
Are you sure she's not just flaking out?

My Joey often does a bit of a flop and then rests his chin on the floor. It looks ever so sad but it's just his way of relaxing and means he's comfortable :)
 
*Spider* said:
Hmm - I have never heard of this. Is she flopping out? (Laying completely on her side with legs stretched out?) Or is she putting it on the floor while laying down (like a sphinx).
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She's not flopping out, she only does that when tired. She'll be sitting up, then bow her head, but keep the rest of her body standing (if that makes any sense).

A couple of weeks on she's still doing this, but I think she has just developed a new habit (expensive at that after we paid for her visit to the vet!)

Thank you for your interest and suggestions.
 
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