Head Tilt

[Yorkshire_Chinchilla]

My 3 week old baby rabbit has had a knock to the head I think the mother rabbit stud on her when she was getting excited about food. She now seems to have head tilt one of her eyes is looking upwards and she has been like this for a week but she had been eating, drinking and washing herself as normal and seems quite settled. Will the head tilt be permanent or can it refix it self?

 

[tonyshuman]

It sounds like the bunny has an ear infection. This often leads to a head tilt and wrong eye position. That's because the organs in our ears that tell us which way is up and down are very sensitive to ear infections in rabbits. I would have a vet take a look at her, and probably get her on a course of antibiotics.

 

[Yorkshire_Chinchilla]

The thing is none of the other rabbits have got it.. and her ears are sticking up....

 

[Pipp]

It may be a neurological issue from a knock on the head, but it may also be an ear infection. It won't be that easy to diagnose, but it's a vet call. See if antibiotics help.

The other bunnies wouldn't be affected.

Oh, and she can be like that permanently or it can get better, hard to tell.


sas :clover: