Oh no! This is so scary

Could something have frightened her? My Moose has “spooked” before and crashed into his condo walls, which was really terrifying, but he was OK.

Not sure of a solution, but she seems like she might be a little jumpy and easily startled?

Most rabbits do this because they are terrified about something. My guess would be that something really scared her. Poor baby

Oh wow. I’m really sorry. Poor little thing. It’s good the vet thinks she can heal. {{{Luna}}}

I wonder if she had a seizure? And if those times when she pops up in her hidey box are also small seizures?

Some years ago, there was anecdotal reports of the lionhead breed (US) being more prone to seizures. I couldn’t say if this was anything that has been further studied though. Maybe your vet could look into that?

Oh how awful. I’m so sorry! How hard this must be.

JG, Mikey and Dana have offered some possible options. I too was thinking something startled her?

I was thinking possible the “popping” are binkies. At one of the rescues I used to volunteer for, one of the bunnies injured their back just by doing a binky in their cage. The bunny was a senior so I don’t know that had something to do with it, but it’s just one of those things you don’t expect!

Good idea to check with vet about possible seizures.

I’m glad to hear that this may be able to heal!. Sending healing vibes your way. Please keep us updated.

Sometimes, trimming the face “furnishings” on lionheads can help with their field of vision. She may startle less that way???

Covering the cage *might* help but Id be tempted to only cover half. So she can hang out in that section if it makes her feel more secure but there is still plenty of ventilation.

Exercise pens are great for permanent habitats. I forget the standard sizes but the ones that are over 40″ tall would work well given that you also have a dog. One with a walk-through gate would be kinder to the owner too! Beats hiking a leg over the pen each time.

Stomping in that scenario is almost definitely your rabbit perceiving danger. There’s something making your rabbit feel very afraid. Perhaps you can relocate the pen. It could easily be something humans cannot perceive.

I’ve seen my bunny do that crazy running into the wall thing when startled before, it’s really scary, and it’s hard to prevent. Thankfully Atlas wasn’t hurt.

He was startled by a sudden noise, so I wonder if having a permanent background noise, like the radio on, would help her get used to noises, and make loud noises not so obvious? Of course, since you don’t know what scared her it might not have been a noise at all, but its another thing to consider.