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unalakey

Mama Doe
Hi, went to a nearby animal sanctuary today to look for a potential partner for my rabbit 'Lily'. They had three rabbits in, one male. He was lovely, but seemed to have a slight head tilt. Didnt get to speak to a staff member as they where very busy. I cant stop thinking about this rabbit, he is called 'Charlie' and i'm going to ring the shelter tomorrow to ask for some more information about him. Can anyone give me information on head tilt i.e causes, is it treatable. I am not 100% sure he even had head tilt :oops: maybe it was just the way he was looking at me, he had one ear upright and one lopped but not all the time.
 
i have a guinea pig called Lily actually with head tilt she does fine it was cause from over cramping in her first home from a baby till adult before being rescued by Cheryl (SPGrescue) still wonky but does fine.

There are a couple of Causes for head tilt some more seroius than others

it could just be he is a 'helicopter bun' :lol: where they can't make up their minds whether to be a lop or not :lol:
 
If it was true Head-tilt then it could have been the result of a middle ear infection, Encephalitizoon Cuniculi or a previous CVA (stroke)
I would advise you establish IF the Bun has a history of any of these conditions. EC or a Pasteurella infection (causing otitis media AKA middle ear disease) may have implications for any Bunny Charlie comes into contact with.


Janex
 
Jack's-Jane said:
If it was true Head-tilt then it could have been the result of a middle ear infection, Encephalitizoon Cuniculi or a previous CVA (stroke)
I would advise you establish IF the Bun has a history of any of these conditions. EC or a Pasteurella infection (causing otitis media AKA middle ear disease) may have implications for any Bunny Charlie comes into contact with.


Janex
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good young Jane to the rescue :D i knew you would know
 
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