why hasnt there been more research and medicine been done for head tilt becoz it's a quite a common problem among rabbits which usually have low chance of survival .what is Meclizine and what does it do?
2007-02-04 19:46:40 · 3 answers · asked by sweet_jollie 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Vestibular disease in rabbits is hard to treat no matter the cause.
Meclizine reduces the dizziness and rolling feelings associated with vestibular disease, this would help the rabbit feel better, it doesnt "cure" the head tilt, simply makes them not so nauseous and disoriented. Kind of like dramamine for people. There has been quite a bit of research on this condition, and antibiotics are the only option because thats what treats the condition if its caused by an infection in the inner ear. Unfortunately, just like in people, there is no cure for strokes or brain tumors, the likely other causes if infection is not. Typically (but not always) vestibular disease in young rabbits is caused by ear infection, which is usually diagnosed by lots of bacteria and "gunk" in the ear, these cases have a very good chance of survival and most will return to normal within 4-6 weeks. In older rabbits, it becomes a lot more likely to be a brain disorder, usually a tumor.
The reason I asked about the Meclizine to begin with is because many bunnies will stop eating because of the dizziness and nausea they feel (basically, their equilibrium has been taken away, so they feel like they just got off a merry go round) and that can lead to other complications, like GI stasis.
2007-02-04 20:16:48 · answer #1 · answered by cs 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My rabbit is recovering, though he did not have an ear infection he still has a head tilt. My rabbit also has only just gone back to eating his normal excel. In the mean i got my rabbit to eat thing like parsley and kale. I then tried him on the probiotic stuff (after a month of only eating greens which he refused to do before) and he instantly started eatting excel again i was amazing. Go to you vet tomorrow and ask for some fibre supplement with we gave three times a day for the first two week. My rabbit is well on the mend, if your rabbit is on oral antibiotics and does not like being held (like ours) and you have the time, money and effort take him to the vet to get an injection. one a day, this helped my rabbit as his head tilt was getting worst as he was getting more stress. It has been about 7 weeks since my rabbit developed his head tilt and was going to be put down now the tilt is better and he is back to himself! Good luck with your bunny and hope that i have been some help Just remember try to keep yourself and your rabbit calm, as stress can agrevate the head tilt
2016-03-15 07:03:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It really depends on the cause. If it's an ear infection then yes, antibiotics are the way to go. If it's trauma then it's probably going to take ongoing care and rest depending on how the damage was done. If it's EC then there has been a lot of success using the bendazole drugs. They're basically a drench for cattle which kills the parasite. It CAN be cured but it takes a lot of intesive nursing. There's some more info here
http://www.barbibrownsbunnies.com/ecuniculi.htm
http://www.rabbitwelfare.co.uk/rwf/articles/ecuniculi.htm
I had a rabbit with head tilt and although the vet was recommending euthanasia I decided to give her a chance. I treated the fenbendazole as per the protocol and for over two weeks she lived in a cane laundry basket lined with sheepskin and towel. She was rolling and thrashing around so much I couldn't leave her in her run due to a risk of injuring herself futher. She had absolutely no control which terrified her and made the problem worse. It meant hand feeding and watering her, butt bathing her and washing the bedding up to 5 times a day, treating her 'down' eye that had gotten inflamed from the pressure and twice daily massage. She did pull through and with no residual effect. In this case I think it was the fact that I caught it extremely early that made all the difference.
It can be treated if you're willing to put the time in and make the effort to find out what new treatments are possible
2007-02-05 00:50:42 · answer #3 · answered by mbunnyau 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-02-04 19:54:35 · answer #4 · answered by anubhav_55 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋