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    • Barnabun
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        hello, I hope someone can help me here because I don’t know what’s going on and I don’t exactly have access to a vet. I’m very worried, and I don’t know what to do.

        This has only happened once before, and I don’t know how this has started both times. This second time has just occurred today, and I don’t know what the heck is going on or if he is ok because nothing I search up shows me anything helpful. I’m going to try and explain this the best way I can, because it’s very hard to explain if you weren’t there to see it. The most recent time this has happened, just today, I was sitting at my computer, drawing and relaxing, and Bunbun was in his area. I hear a thud, and I look over at him and he’s on the floor, on his side and kind of kicking like he has something on him he’s trying to get off of him. I instantly went over to him to try and help him, getting him on the ground and upright and getting him to relax. When I had my hands on him, trying to keep him up and stable. he was kind of shaking? I think I’d describe it more accurately as vibrating to be honest. He ended up rolling on his back at some point, and it really seemed like he was trying to get something off of him, and was licking his arm. I looked at his arm of course, to see for a wound, but there was nothing there so I assumed he was just trying to soothe himself. Right now, he’s loafed up and seems to be ok, so I don’t know exactly what to do.

        The first time this happened we came to the conclusion that he was grooming himself and ended up falling over and onto his back, and that caused him to freak out and squirm around. Squirming seems to be more accurate to describe that situation compared to this one. But I’m freaked out, because this doesn’t seem to match up any seizures that I’ve seen, or anything else that I’ve been given so I don’t know if this is just two accidents that happened in similar ways, or if something is wrong with him.

        Please help me out here!!


      • LBJ10
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          Seizures can manifest in several different ways. What you’re describing doesn’t sound normal, especially if he was flailing his legs like he was trying to right himself.

          How old is he? Does he have any other symptoms or anything else that seems off?


          • Barnabun
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              He doesn’t have another symptoms at all, he just ended up going back to normal after a bit, it just happened randomly and out of nowhere. That’s why it’s so odd to me.
              And I don’t know exactly how old he is, i’ll have to ask my mother, but he’s certainly not like an old man.


          • LBJ10
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              You worry about things like EC when a bunny is having what appears to be a seizure. No weight loss? Decreased appetite? Incontinence? Head tilt? Rapid eye movement?


              • Barnabun
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                  I’ve seen none of those things in him at all. He’s been totally normal, and i’ve just learned as well that he’s around seven, so that might have something to do with it? Information around him is a little complicated, I apologize for that severely.


              • LBJ10
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                  I would definitely suggest having him evaluated by a vet when you can. He seems OK right now, but there’s nothing that says this won’t progress. If these are seizures, then that would be very concerning. Treatment for EC is relatively inexpensive, but you will need a vet to make the diagnosis. Other things can cause seizures as well. Or, if these aren’t seizures, then perhaps he has an inner ear problem… just enough that he has trouble righting himself once he’s down like that. Either way, you won’t know without having a vet examine him.


                  • Barnabun
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                      Goodness sorry for the late reply!! Reading what other’s have said, and I thank them for their help as well, and seeing that he is a lop bunny, it might be an ear infection. It seems the most likely out of the two since he doesn’t really have certain symptoms of EC, but like you said, you can’t be sure until a vet sees him.  I wanna get him to a vet, but that’s if my mother will actually take him since I’m a minor and can’t actually take him myself. Thank you for the help though, seriously.


                    • LBJ10
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                        Hopefully your mom will understand that if he does have an ear infection, it won’t get better on its own (same goes for EC).


                    • Bam
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                        E cuniculi is what first comes to mind when a bun has seizures. E cuniculi is a microscopic parasite that affects organs with high blood flow, typically the brain and/or the kidney. The bun can carry the parasite for many years, without any problems, then suddenly a flare-up may occur and the bun becomes symptomatic.

                        An ear infection, as LBJ also mentions, is a differential diagnosis. Ear infections are particularly common in lop rabbits.

                        A vet visit is strongly recommended.


                      • DanaNM
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                          I agree with LBJ10 and Bam, EC or an ear infection were the first things that came to my mind as well!

                          . . . The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.  

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