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- 01/05/2019 at 9:16 PM
  Teddy
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  Teddy is a 1.5 year old holland lop. He has a healthy diet and a healthy lifestyle. Tonight, out of no where.. he just started convulsing like crazy on his back, his feet moving uncontrollably in the air, and his eyes were rolling back. This lasted for about 30 seconds. After, he was completely normal. He went right back to eating hay and greens and it seemed like nothing was wrong. I texted my vet and she replied saying it’s uncommon and I am bringing him in on Monday. But I have been reading on other sites saying that it is fairly common for certain types of rabbits to have seizures. Has this happened to anyone else? I’m shocked because he was so normal and so healthy and then acted like it didn’t even happen afterwards. What should I do? He has never had a seizure before. But now I’m worried that maybe he has when I was away and I don’t know what I can do
- 01/05/2019 at 9:23 PM
  LBJ10
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  BEW rabbits are known to have a higher risk of seizures.
  
  Does Teddy have any other symptoms? There are other causes of seizures aside from genetics.
- 01/05/2019 at 9:28 PM
  Teddy
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  Thank you for your reply. But I have not noticed anything unusual with him. What type of symptoms should I look for?
- 01/05/2019 at 11:14 PM
  LBJ10
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  Head tilt, limb weakness (particularly hind limb, but can be any), nystagmus, urinary problems, eye problems (cataracts, uveitis), loss of appetite, etc. In some cases, it can begin with seizures and other symptoms come later. Most only exhibit some symptoms, not all.
  
  If it does turn out to be “simply” seizures and not something else (E. cuniculi), rabbits can be treated with anti-seizure medications. If it’s EC, you would still treat the symptoms but you would also treat with anti-parasitic medication.
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