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Wonky mouth

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baybee.stella

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My rabbit is about 10 months old i've noticed that she's always had a slightly wonky mouth (higher and further pulled in) on the left. She isnt off her food or water and shes always bouncing around, i dont know if this was perhaps something she was born with or something to be worried about? She was one out of 8 other bunnies born which is why i think perhaps a small birth defect? I have read about rabbits suffering with strokes but she has no other symptoms. From what i can see she has no problems with her teeth either (although she is rarely handled as she hates it and i dont like to stress her, so she is just free to roam.)
 
baybee.stella said:
My rabbit is about 10 months old i've noticed that she's always had a slightly wonky mouth (higher and further pulled in) on the left. She isnt off her food or water and shes always bouncing around, i dont know if this was perhaps something she was born with or something to be worried about? She was one out of 8 other bunnies born which is why i think perhaps a small birth defect? I have read about rabbits suffering with strokes but she has no other symptoms. From what i can see she has no problems with her teeth either (although she is rarely handled as she hates it and i dont like to stress her, so she is just free to roam.)
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Take her to a vet and have her checked for inner ear infection - which causes a paralysis of the nerve leading to one side of the mouth appearing higher than the other when the muscle atrophies.

It is difficult to see if deep down in the ear -
 
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