Hi! I'm new here and need some advice.. My rabbit Piko just did something really weird, and I'm slightly worried. However, someone told me it MIGHT have been the "flop", and I'm really not sure.
Piko is a 1 1/2-year-old flemmish giant, and is about 12-15 pounds. He's on a diet of basic pellets, unlimited timothy, and gets fresh greens every day (as well as other veggies and fruits occasionally).
I went to feed him, and we did our usual little song and dance before hand..he runs in a circle like a madman because he's so happy to see me, I love on him for a few minutes, then I fed him. This time, however, he charged to his food bowl as usual, then immediately seized up and fell over. He acted like he was in rigor mortis for a few seconds, and I put a gentle hand on him to make sure everything was okay.. He didn't make any noise, but his eyes were open and alert and his nose was going. He wasn't shaking, either.
After a few seconds, he managed to roll over, almost flailing, and crawled about half-way down his cage (It's 4ft in length) and flopped down..he looked like he was half-curled up and half lounging, but his ears were pressed flat to his head, and he almost looked like he was in pain, but seemed to relax a bit when I pet him. This lasted for maybe a minute before he got back up, and resumed eating. He's been absolutely fine since, and showed no real distress throughout the ordeal, but I'm confused about it, as it only half seemed like a seizure (he has no history of health problems) and was perfectly fine before and after. Any advice would be greatly appreciated..thank you!
Piko is a 1 1/2-year-old flemmish giant, and is about 12-15 pounds. He's on a diet of basic pellets, unlimited timothy, and gets fresh greens every day (as well as other veggies and fruits occasionally).
I went to feed him, and we did our usual little song and dance before hand..he runs in a circle like a madman because he's so happy to see me, I love on him for a few minutes, then I fed him. This time, however, he charged to his food bowl as usual, then immediately seized up and fell over. He acted like he was in rigor mortis for a few seconds, and I put a gentle hand on him to make sure everything was okay.. He didn't make any noise, but his eyes were open and alert and his nose was going. He wasn't shaking, either.
After a few seconds, he managed to roll over, almost flailing, and crawled about half-way down his cage (It's 4ft in length) and flopped down..he looked like he was half-curled up and half lounging, but his ears were pressed flat to his head, and he almost looked like he was in pain, but seemed to relax a bit when I pet him. This lasted for maybe a minute before he got back up, and resumed eating. He's been absolutely fine since, and showed no real distress throughout the ordeal, but I'm confused about it, as it only half seemed like a seizure (he has no history of health problems) and was perfectly fine before and after. Any advice would be greatly appreciated..thank you!