Question
I have heard a lot about head tilt in rabbits. What causes head tilt? What are the treatments and/or prognosis?
Answer
As far is I found the possible causes are:
- Middle/inner ear infection (otitis media /interna) - treated with anitbiotics - success not sure
- Stroke (cerebrovascular accidents) - lots of care needed - acupuncture maybe helpful
- Trauma - can be treated with anti-inflammatory - succesful if trauma not severe
- Cancer (neoplasia) - did not find much, but it's cancer
- Cervical muscle contraction - only temporary
- Encephalitozoonosis - parasite - treatment not mentioned
- Cerebral larva migrans - no known cure
- Intoxication - depending on the toxin, vet needs to decide
- an abscess - needs to be removed with surgery
- Meningitis
The treatments do depend on the cause (Read more). But
While many cases of head tilt can be successfully treated, others cannot.[...]Regardless of the cause, sometimes a rabbit who survives will be left with a slight head tilt for the rest of his life.
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Answered By - SerenaT