fleet and his problems.

As your all aware friday afternoon i found fleet my mini lop rabbit with a tilted head. When i got him out and put him on the floor he just started going nuts, rolling on the floor, he couldnt sit up!

i got on the phone straight a way and they advised me to go straight down, which i did.
we went straight in, and he was diagnosed with 'head tilt', which is a parasite on the brain which effcts the brain causing bunny to be un-stable, wobbly and roll.

the vet gave him a steroid injection and a 4 week course of wormer called panacur...and a few sachets of syringe food....which cost £40 She said it will be touch and go.
4 days have passed and he is still no better neither worse...

i keep him in a small toy box in the hog room at the moment as he cant move around...and holds himself up with the sides.

here is one web site of the info:
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Poor little bunny. Hope he pulls through it must be heart breaking x

I really really hope he improves Tayer - thank you for sharing this and I shall read the article as well x

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im trying to upload a pic of him on my kitchen floor...im gonna try him on some antibiotics, to see if its an ear infection...

aww tayer heartbreaking ..... If he is suffering would it be better to let him go .. ? i no nothing about this ... soo sad .x

it has crossed my mind lou, but ill give it to the end of the medication, i might even try him on antibiotics, if all fails...i think i might have to let him go...

Aww Tayer it's so sad really hope he improves xxxxx

Oh tayer that's so sad to see I really hope he pulls through soon. X

Aaaww tayer this is so sad , I hope he responds to the medication and you don't have to make that horrible heart breaking decision . Fingers crossed for you xx

Tayer I hope he responds to medication. He looks so sad in the photo. I am going to read the article too thanks for sharing it to educate ourselves more. Hugs

Oh poor bunny. I hope he makes a recovery.

Tayer - I am so so sorry for you - I really hope that he responds to the meds and you may have to make a horrible decision if he doesn't improve - keeping everything crossed for you xx

very sad.will keep fingers crossed for you and fleet.x

I think you are right Tayer ..... i really hope he recovers .x

i had a word with his breeder, and she hasnt experienced it in any of her rabbits, but she said a friend had, and her bunny made full recovery with a slight tilt....but it was a long road to recovery took almost 2 months of meds...
i am gonna give him a big go at getting better.

on that note, he has perked up in himself, eating his bics and banana and apples...plus drinking...just looks a little miserable....he is better in his little container full of hay.

Aww glad he is eating .. I do wonder though with pudding and burdock whether there is something genetic

it did cross my mind too, after reading that article i posted...it can be passed down, with or without problems.

Just hopes he continues to improve Tayer x

me too, but i cant help expecting him not to be alive every morning, its a horrable feeling.

I know Tayer - you are doing everything and anything - keeping fingers crossed x

Aww Tay sending lots of posiitive thoughts xxx

Oh tayer hope he gets better xx

keep positive tayer x

Hey Tayer, I'm only just catching up with everything and then found this about poor Fleet.

I hope the treatment works for him and it does turn out to be an ear infection... even so, ear infections aren't to be taken lightly either!

Big loves

xoxox