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Rabbits eyes and head is twitching

teal said:
Okay thanks for the advice, oh god that last link doesn't sound good :( I'm not in the best financial situation but obviously I don't want my rabbit to be ill or in pain so I'll try my best to find a vet near me that specialises in rabbits x
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Look, it may not apply to your rabbit - I was just trying to find a reason for the blinking. However, the more I look at the video, the more I do think that it's uncomfortable if not moreso. I would be getting my rabbit seen to by an expert. I wouldn't like to be in the position of blinking like that all the time myself.

You can only do your best! You obviously care a lot for her and she looks an absolute sweetheart :)
 
teal said:
Okay thanks for the advice, oh god that last link doesn't sound good :( I'm not in the best financial situation but obviously I don't want my rabbit to be ill or in pain so I'll try my best to find a vet near me that specialises in rabbits x
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Please dont get upset. Your Rabbit does not look to be distressed and the 'twitch' looks to be like a facial tic in humans

http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Tics/Pages/Introduction.aspx

However, non of us on here are qualified Vets and we cant do any more than offer suggestions based on our unqualified experience. So the best thing to do is to look in to getting a second opinion. What part of the UK are you in (assuming that you are in the UK) ?
 
teal said:
Okay thanks for the advice, oh god that last link doesn't sound good :( I'm not in the best financial situation but obviously I don't want my rabbit to be ill or in pain so I'll try my best to find a vet near me that specialises in rabbits x
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Good luck with your search :thumb:
 
MightyMax said:
Look, it may not apply to your rabbit - I was just trying to find a reason for the blinking. However, the more I look at the video, the more I do think that it's uncomfortable if not moreso. I would be getting my rabbit seen to by an expert. I wouldn't like to be in the position of blinking like that all the time myself.

You can only do your best! You obviously care a lot for her and she looks an absolute sweetheart :)
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I'll just stay positive and hope for the best, I've found a vet near me online that seems rabbit savvy I'll look into that, yeah the blinking does look uncomfortable I just hope she's not extremely uncomfortable, she still does the occasional binky which is good :) Yeah she's lovely I've had her for about 5-6 months as a family member could no longer take care of her, she's recently started licking me as well which is so sweet x
 
Jack's-Jane said:
Please dont get upset. Your Rabbit does not look to be distressed and the 'twitch' looks to be like a facial tic in humans

http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Tics/Pages/Introduction.aspx

However, non of us on here are qualified Vets and we cant do any more than offer suggestions based on our unqualified experience. So the best thing to do is to look in to getting a second opinion. What part of the UK are you in (assuming that you are in the UK) ?
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Thanks I'll try not to, yeah I was thinking it looked similar to a tic, I'm from a town outside of Glasgow x
 
teal said:
I'll just stay positive and hope for the best, I've found a vet near me online that seems rabbit savvy I'll look into that, yeah the blinking does look uncomfortable I just hope she's not extremely uncomfortable, she still does the occasional binky which is good :) Yeah she's lovely I've had her for about 5-6 months as a family member could no longer take care of her, she's recently started licking me as well which is so sweet x
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Yes I'm glad you agree that it looks uncomfortable and needs a second opinion. As you know, the bother with rabbits is they hide their pain so well.

Equally, I'm the sort of person who errs on the side of caution - I would rather see a good vet and find out that it's nothing important than let her put up with it for any length of time. I like my mind to be put at rest on these issues too :)

She's an absolute darling and so very friendly by the sounds of it :love:
 
Correct me if I'm wrong, but most of the time she was blinking while chewing. If I'm right, it could be teeth related. Good Luck with the vet!
 
LilacBunbun said:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but most of the time she was blinking while chewing. If I'm right, it could be teeth related. Good Luck with the vet!
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It was just a coincidence that she was eating, it happens when she's not as well, could still be teeth related though, thanks!
 
MightyMax said:
Yes I'm glad you agree that it looks uncomfortable and needs a second opinion. As you know, the bother with rabbits is they hide their pain so well.

Equally, I'm the sort of person who errs on the side of caution - I would rather see a good vet and find out that it's nothing important than let her put up with it for any length of time. I like my mind to be put at rest on these issues too :)

She's an absolute darling and so very friendly by the sounds of it :love:
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Yeah I'm worried so I'll have to do something, thanks for your help again :)
 
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