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Ear shaking

S

sarahbarnsley

Mama Doe
My poor Lola (see earlier post http://forums.rabbitrehome.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=34046) seems to be unlucky at the moment.

For the past few days I have noticed her shaking her ears quite violently - but only for a few seconds. She doesnt seem to be scratching her ears frequently or anything like that.

I had a rabbit who had head tilt and she doesnt seem to be displaying the same symptoms as that so I'm not sure what it is.

Could it be ear mites? I've looked in her ears but cant see anything but she's a frenchie so she's got massive ears.

Any ideas?
 
It may well be mites or sometimes a pesky bit of wax makes their ears itch. Your Vet will be able to examine Lola's ears and prescribe appropriate treatment

Janex
 
typical bunnies! i'm off away for the weekend tomorrow so i guess that's my beer fund depleted before i even get there :(

taking Lola off to vets tonight - hopefully that should solve the problem

i have 3 other bunnies though - are ear mites contagious or do they tend to just stick to the "host" bunny? do i need to take them all (and thus cancel the weekend away due to destitution!)

still not as bad as when i went away in Sept for the week and was saddled with a massive vet bill 4 days before i went - after Lola almost severed Gus' manhood in a fight involving spring greens
 
sarahbarnsley said:
typical bunnies! i'm off away for the weekend tomorrow so i guess that's my beer fund depleted before i even get there :(

taking Lola off to vets tonight - hopefully that should solve the problem

i have 3 other bunnies though - are ear mites contagious or do they tend to just stick to the "host" bunny? do i need to take them all (and thus cancel the weekend away due to destitution!)

still not as bad as when i went away in Sept for the week and was saddled with a massive vet bill 4 days before i went - after Lola almost severed Gus' manhood in a fight involving spring greens
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Aww, Thats a bit poopy :( When Till had ear mites Charlie didnt catch them, even though they lived together and were stuck together :lol: X
 
sarahbarnsley said:
For the past few days I have noticed her shaking her ears quite violently - but only for a few seconds. She doesnt seem to be scratching her ears frequently or anything like that.
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my 2nd rabbit, Happy Bunny, had that problem. When you use your hand to rub the base of her ear, did you hear any sound? Just gently massage the base of her ear for a while, if you hear sound, it's wax.

Get a vet to get it out, or use cat liquid wax to drop some in her ear, and massage the base, as the liquid absorbed at the bottom, you'll see large bits of wax come out. You can help a bit carefully w/ cotton swab too.
 
a couple of my rabbits give their head a shake when they are pleased - if I let them out or bring some food for example - Could it be just a 'mini-binky' like this?
 
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