Hey everyone, new to the forum. My beloved rabbit of more than four years, Mr. Peaches, has gotten a case of head tilt due to an ear infection. Last week, I noticed that his head was tilting to the left, his eyes were moving up and down, and he wasn't eating, so I took him to see the vet. After finding that Mr. Peaches had a middle ear infection, he prescribed Enrofloxacin (Baytril) and Meclizine as his treatment, to be given orally every 12 hours for 14 days. He also gave me Critical Care to feed him with through a syringe.
It has been 7 days and Mr. Peaches is showing confusing signs of improvement. His head is still tilted about 45 degrees, I still have to feed him Critical Care, and it seems like his loss of balance has gotten a bit worse. Before I was able to pick him up and move him around no problem, but now he flips on his back and turns over whenever I pick him up. His rapid eye movement, however, is better and his eyes are back to normal.
He still licks himself and runs around, but he continues to tilt his head. Is the Baytril treatment working? Should I take him back to my vet for another examination?
Thanks for all the help, Mr. Peaches and I really appreciate it!
It has been 7 days and Mr. Peaches is showing confusing signs of improvement. His head is still tilted about 45 degrees, I still have to feed him Critical Care, and it seems like his loss of balance has gotten a bit worse. Before I was able to pick him up and move him around no problem, but now he flips on his back and turns over whenever I pick him up. His rapid eye movement, however, is better and his eyes are back to normal.
He still licks himself and runs around, but he continues to tilt his head. Is the Baytril treatment working? Should I take him back to my vet for another examination?
Thanks for all the help, Mr. Peaches and I really appreciate it!