Did they do any labs to confirm a diagnosis? What are they specifically calling this? Head tilt is not a diagnosis of itself (as far as I understand) because it can be caused by different things. Has she been tested for the parasite E. cuniculi ? I think that is common in younger bunnies and can be a cause of head tilt. As you know, it’s very important to get her eating again. Is she on a diet of alfalfa (I’m assuming she is because she is young). If she is on timothy, see if you can get a hold of some alfalfa because it’s yummier and might entice her to eat more. As far as the other being a carrier, you’d have to get him tested as well.

Head tilt, falling over, and not eating are all signs of a parasite. Baytril isnt going to help with that. You should take her to another vet and demand a test/medication for e cunculi, in my opinion. If shes not treated soon enough with the right medications, she isnt going to make it.

Well, given the fact that you’ve already seen her head tilting I would treat this as an emergency and request that the vet specifically consider this as an issue. Head tilt is irreversible (as far as I understand) if not treated promptly. Not to mention that she may not survive if the infection is not brought under control asap. If it were me, I would never take any chances if I suspected E. cunculi… Best of luck.

Sometimes vets choose to treat for both e cuniculi and an ear infection at the same time. E cuniculi tests are not very reliable, and the treatment (Panacur) is low price and has few side-effects, so many vets treat on suspicion only.

Baytril actually has some effect against e cuniculi and the meloxicam is both an anti inflammatory and a painkiller, so both those meds are good whether it’s an ear infection or EC.

Both EC and ear infections often need treatment for 2-3 months.

Sometimes an antihistamine is prescribed against the nausea, nausea is often seen together with balance issues (you can think of it a little bit as sea sickness).

Both EC and the bacteria that commonly cause ear infections are very common in the rabbit community. Most buns don’t get sick, but some do and it’s not known why. Your other bun has been exposed and he’s likely a carrier. You can give him profylactic treatment against EC with Panacur for 9 days if your vet thinks that’s ok, but you shouldn’t treat with Baytril unless there are symptoms of snuffles/ear infection.

Is sneezing a symptom you’re seeing at all?

It’s awful when they’re sick, we feel so helpless. It seems you have a good regular vet though, and that’s a huge plus.

Hope I didn’t scare you (I know I tend to really overthink and overreact things) but I just wanted to make sure that you considered that as a possibility. Perhaps it’s because I saw a video the other day of a bunny who had EC and her neck had twisted and distorted so much that her head was completely sideways. Poor baby. they treated the EC but the tilt was irreversible. Some people would tell this woman to euthanize the bunny just because her head tilt was so severe, but she had videos of the bunny acting happy and healthy just as any other bunny would. Seeing that just made me very “high alert” about EC and head tilt. But it seems that you’ve addressed it very quickly, so that’s good! Best of luck, would love to hear some updates!

That’s lovely news Keeping my fingers crossed for a continued good appetite!

Yay! This might be a good time to try out some different hays, to spark her appetite a little