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April has a droopy ear!

BigBunnyBenji

BigBunnyBenji

Mama Doe
:wave:
For the last couple of days, April has had a droopy ear. This isn’t normal for her as she’s not a lop. Her behaviour is normal, as is her eating, and she can actually move and raise the ear when she is alert, she just goes back to it drooping afterwards. It is hard for me to check her over as she hates being picked up and thumps a lot with it, it stresses her out a lot.

There has been some work going on next door recently with an extension, so there has been more noise, but generally she seems fine.

I will take her to the vets if it’s something serious, does anyone have any suggestions as to what it might be? :?
 
When I took on my giant Sorrell he had a severe ear infection and the badly infected ear had lopped.. so would def agree with Jane, I would get it checked to be sure.

Also, Flora my EC bun lopped her ear on her slightly tilted side when she had a flare up but went back to normal during treatment
 
Awwww, April. Think I would get it checked out - just to be on the safe side, especially since she is an uppy-eared bunny. xxx :wave:

(((nose rubs))) for April.xx
 
I just wanted to update on this that we took April to the vets about this, and the vet couldn't really find anything wrong with it. Her ear looked a little bit bruised, but there was nothing really internal.
She had an injection and the ear does seem a bit better, not fully back to normal though and it has been a couple of weeks. Her behaviour is still fine and she is eating fine.

When she returned from the vets, she went over to Rupert and he groomed her all over as if he was comforting her. :love:
 
BigBunnyBenji said:
I just wanted to update on this that we took April to the vets about this, and the vet couldn't really find anything wrong with it. Her ear looked a little bit bruised, but there was nothing really internal.
She had an injection and the ear does seem a bit better, not fully back to normal though and it has been a couple of weeks. Her behaviour is still fine and she is eating fine.

When she returned from the vets, she went over to Rupert and he groomed her all over as if he was comforting her. :love:
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How lovely :love:
 
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