Ok my son has a lionhead bunny that we just got about maybe a month ago. He is the sweetist little guy. My son just loves him. We all play with him and let him run around the living room (or should I say hop) and he has been great. Well tonight when I looked at the bunny he was acting strange. He was moving his head back and forth and couldn't walk straight and when i held him close I could feel his whole body twitch. This has never happened before with him. My son admits to playing around him but said he didn't hurt him. After about 5 minutes of the shaking like that he finally started to calm down but he wasn't using his front left foot to move and was babying his left side. He is now back to his normal self hoping around and using his left side and eating and drinking just fine. Was this a seizure? Will it happen again? Is it deadly for rabbits to have seizures? I have had many rabbits and never had one with seizures before.
2007-01-25 16:27:56 · 7 answers · asked by momof3boys 7 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
I read your question, and went online to try to research and find an answer for you, but, I found a website that might help answer your question maybe. Here's the link to it... http://lionheadrabbit.net/epilepsy&Lionheads.htm
2007-01-25 18:41:16 · answer #1 · answered by KatieS 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have had rabbits for years and I must say that they are very fragile and not for young children even though they are presented as such. From your question, I can see that you have had rabbits and I assume that you are very educated about them. A few months ago, my rabbit did a very high binky and then wouldn't eat for two days. As you know this is very serious for rabbits. I always keep Probiacin on hand in case this happens. Anyway, I took him to the vet and he had hurt his back. He was given an anti-infammatory injection and he was fine.
As you know, bunnies are very fragile and can go from healthy to deathly ill in a matter of hours. If I were you I would call your bunny vet and explain what happened even though he is eating and drinking.
I had a dog that had seizures and usually they are caused by underlying problems. I really think a vet visit is called for.
2007-01-25 20:11:30 · answer #2 · answered by Bexx 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My first Tan buck was the runt of the litter, and as a baby he would have moments where he just shook. It sounds a lot like what happened to your rabbit. Mine grew up to be a wonderful show rabbit and now is 4-5 (I can't remember) years old with grand-bunnies! Keep a watch over him and if it happens again then make sure he snaps back. If he gets paralyzed then you will have to get him put to sleep because to my knowledge there isn't any medicine for bunnies that would work (plus you have to think is it worth the medicine to keep this suffering rabbit alive or should you just buy a new one that won't be suffering at all).
2007-01-25 16:39:05 · answer #3 · answered by missknightride 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
regrettably, there is not any longer some thing you should use as a house treatment; the animal needs to work out a veterinarian on way or yet another! I actually have considered an same case the position the rabbit had Encephalitozoon Cuniculi that is a bacterial challenge which will reason seizing and is (in my journey) often considered in youthful rabbits. Euthanization will be a sensible decision in case you dont have the funding to cope with him, yet do it humanely (with a vet).
2016-12-03 01:43:59 · answer #4 · answered by lesure 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have had rabbits for many years and illness in them are real hard to deal with. There is no easy answer for your question. Any sign of something different in a rabbit is cause for alarm. Rabbits are notorious for hiding signs of illness so once you notice somethings not quite right it might have actually been there all along. Your best bet is to take the rabbit to a qualified veterinarian and tell them what you observed. Hopefully it will turn out to be nothing, but at least it will put your mind to rest.
BTW - I lost one of my rabbits due to heat stroke/seizures. It was a beautiful day and I put her in the outside pin. The sun came up and although it was shady where she was, it got too hot. She started having seizures and died quickly thereafter.
2007-01-25 16:49:18 · answer #5 · answered by marilynn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm no rabbit expert or vet, but that certainly does sound like a seizure or reaction from some sort of trauma or injury. I would take the rabbit to the vet as soon as you possibly can. Good luck with him; I hope all turns out well.
2007-01-25 16:39:15 · answer #6 · answered by WiccadWitch 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to bring this bun to the vet. You can find rabbit savvy ones here http://www.rabbit.org
2007-01-26 00:28:15 · answer #7 · answered by sugarcarat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋