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My bunny Mackie (2 years old) recently had his front left leg go “dead”, we took him to the vet and vet said he had caught his leg on something and damaged the nerves (bunny usually runs freely around our enclosed yard) the leg didn’t seem to faze him much, he was still running around and eating normally, only he would use the left front leg every second step or so (by reflex, theres no sensation for him) but last week he started going down hill, falling over every once in a while, then two days ago he collapsed and couldn’t get up by himself, we rushed him to the vet but he said there was nothing they could do at that stage, that we should just keep him inside where we could keep an eye on him.
But yesterday afternoon my son said he had had a seizure while he was holding him, then he said he saw him have another one about an hour later. I didn’t quite believe it was a seizure, thinking maybe he was just trying to sit up by himself and him son just saw him struggling, but then this morning he had one while i was petting him, and now every time he falls over, when i sit him back up his head keeps flicking.
He’s still eating and drinking (and weeing and pooping) but we have to bring the food and water right up to him mouth before he even tries to eat.
Could he have had a stroke? do rabbits even have strokes like humans do? He’s seen the vet 3 times in the last two weeks, but he’s just going down hill
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So sorry to hear about your poor bun.
There are a lot of things that could be the cause of this, he might have gotten injured outside or picked something up that’s making him ill. It doesn’t sound like the vet knows what’s wrong with him, did they give you no diagnosis at all? I think you should find a different vet and get a second opinion, and fast. Rabbits go downhill quickly and Mackie seems to be in very bad shape already. I’m sorry I can’t help more, but you really need a proper diagnosis before we could try to give advice. Sending lots of healing vibes to poor Mackie.
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