help... my bun is leaning to the side is this normal

I would also not seperate, the stress of being seperate won't help him and if they have lived together they probably both have E.C. anyway (up to 50% of buns do!). So just treat them both with the Lapizole or Panacur.

Hi amme

I have had very recent experience of a bun with head tilt caused by e cuniculi and she is one of a bonded pair too.

There is no need to separate them and in fact I was told that it is best to keep them together as if your bun is feeling ill she will need the support off her 'partner'. What is important is that BOTH buns are treated with panacur or its equivilant for 28 days NOT THE NINE DAYS as some vets do. Also the suggestion here for an anti inflamatory is good advice - this is needed as pain relief and to bring down any inflamation in the brain which is attacked by the ecuniculi parasite.

Make sure you get the 28 day treatment, clean everything (with a bleach solution 10ml bleach / 90ml water) and then rinse very well. This is because the spores of this parasite live on places the buns have wee'd etc. I was advised to bleach at 14, 21 and 28 days (with the 21 and 28 being the most important - don't know why??)

I trawled through 5-6 vets over three different practices before finding a 'saviour' for my Buttercup in Jason Burgess in Sedgeley Gloucester. He also recommended a higher dose of panacur than is normally given for rabbits to prevent ecuniculi - check this too with your vet or if possible (of course depending on where you live and distance etc) try to get an appt with Jason.
Many others on here have recommended him too.

Good luck, be aware your bun may get worse before she gets better but don't give up. With the right treatment (meds and TLC) both buns should be fine.

Best wishes to you and your buns
Ruth

Thanks for the advice on cleaning j did ask the vet and he said there was no need to!!!!!!!!!!! They are in a wooden hutch inside a shed. The bottom of the shed is lined with lino. We r on holiday at the mo and they are with us so when I get back going to get the woooden hutch out and jetcwash it, bleach it and creosote it, then cover the bottom in lino.