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Head tilt/recovery

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Spacegirl

Mama Doe
Gisomo has recovered a lot in the last few days from his loss of balance and has gone from spending most of his time lying on his side and spinning round to spending most of the day on his feet.
However .. the one thing that hasn't shown any sign of improvement is the head tilt itself. He holds his head completely twisted round to one side, although he san straighten it up to eat, but then it naturally falls back to the side.

I wondered what othe people had experienced with head tilt and how long it had taken for them to see an improvement. Is there anything with regaurds to excercise etc that I can do to help him?
What are the chances that it will not improve and he will be left with permanent problems?
 
Spacegirl said:
Gisomo has recovered a lot in the last few days from his loss of balance and has gone from spending most of his time lying on his side and spinning round to spending most of the day on his feet.
However .. the one thing that hasn't shown any sign of improvement is the head tilt itself. He holds his head completely twisted round to one side, although he san straighten it up to eat, but then it naturally falls back to the side.

I wondered what othe people had experienced with head tilt and how long it had taken for them to see an improvement. Is there anything with regaurds to excercise etc that I can do to help him?
What are the chances that it will not improve and he will be left with permanent problems?
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I think some Buns are left with a permanent headtilt. I know a Bun who has had a severe one for 6 years!! He copes perfectly well and can eat, drink, run about with his friends etc.
The Buns I have had here with headtilt have all fully recovered over a period of 2-3 months. Although one was left with a very, very slightly wonky head.

I think encouraging Gizmo to move about as normal will help. It may not resolve the headtilt but will allow his CNS to adapt. I am really pleased to hear that he has improved a lot since becoming poorly

Janex
 
Thanks Jane.
He has made a lot of progress since first becoming ill. Its just distressing to see him with his head so mis-alligned. But if improvements can take several weeks or months then that's reassuring.
 
Spacegirl said:
Thanks Jane.
He has made a lot of progress since first becoming ill. Its just distressing to see him with his head so mis-alligned. But if improvements can take several weeks or months then that's reassuring.
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The Bun I know thats had a bad headtilt for 6 years may look a sorry sight but he is really happy, loves his food and is as active as any 'normal' Bun.
Even if Gismo is left with a permanent 'tilt' I am sure he will cope very well as his brain will adapt to receiving 'sight messages' from a different angle. He may look wonky but wont 'feel' wonky !! :D

Janex
 
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