Are you certain this is epilepsy? Has he been treated for e cuniculi? E cuniculi is as a rule the first thing you suspect when a bunny has seizures. It’s a microscopic parasite. It tend to attack the brain and/or the kidneys and/or the heart. Loss of litter-box habits/bladder control is another symptom commonly seen with e cuniculi.

Epilepsy does occur in rabbits but it’s much more rare. E cuniculi is a parasite up to 80% of rabbits are believed to be carriers of. Standard treatment is dewormer called Panacur (fenbendazole) for 28 days.

Diazepam is a bensodiazepine. It’s given to alleviate seizures of any kind, not specifically epileptic seizures. Most commonly it’s used as a tranqulizer/sedative. In rare cases paradox reactions are seen, meaning the patient gets agitated and excited, an ongoing seizure can get worse, muscle cramps can occur – the exact oposite of how the drug is supposed to work. 

That’s what it sounds like to me.  (EC)  Having just lost Jet; he had the same things. Head turn, loss of motor functions, and about two years ago he went through the most violent bunch of seizures I ever saw. Every time he did it (about 5 in one night!)  he stiffened up like a board. I thought he was dead. Or dying. Then he would come out of it and was okay for a while until it hit again. Would literally tear himself right out of my arms and flop around on the floor like a fish out of water.

The next day (this stiff always goes down on a weekend!) he went to the Vet and started Panacur. It bought him some time (about 2 years) before he finally left me.

EC can also cause cataracts! My vet told me that. Jet and my first bunny both had them. My new bunny, Skye, will be getting blood work done when he gets a little older. The odds are he probably has EC too. Most bunnies do. But this time I want to be as proactive as possible.