Head tilt in bunnies

[Skye'sDucks]

The vet ruled out E. Cuniculi. What my vet told me ( I place a ton of faith in him because he's the only vet who specializes in bunnies in a 2 hour+ radius of me), is that the mites caused an ear infection which caused the head tilt. What I'm not so sure on is how the mites came to be an issue, like I said, the vet stated they could've been on him since adoption. It's plausible I suppose, but I do doubt it since he's been with use for so long and has never come into contact with any other rabbit. When I asked about hay being a factor, the vet quickly ruled that out, again I'm not so sure.

Post treatment Shino got worse before perking up. He's now on all fours, working through vertigo, eating and drinking well. We had to accommodate his current disability, but thankfully he's doing better. Yesterday was pretty awful, more touch than go I'd say. So I'm happy to see him up and living quite well today.

I have Critical Care, without it our bun would be in a much, much worse state than he is.

Yeah, the whole mite thing does sound weird. I don't know much about them because I've never dealt with them, but I feel as if they were there for a long time, you would've seen signs of them (or illness caused by mites) sooner. But I'd have to do research, that's just a guess.

I'm glad Shino is doing better today! Hopefully he'll continue to improve. And that's great! I feel as if Critical Care has saved my critters' lives before. It's great stuff!