Seizures?

[p-z]

Broken Castor Rex

doe

3 years old



Son brought his rabbits in the house due to the extreme cold.

They were all doing well. Hopping around, eating their pellets, the last of their Romaine lettuce, carrots and apple pieces. Their hay is in their cages.

This evening at 6pmI noticed his Rex suddenly stretched out and fell onto her right side, tucked her head towards her chest and was trembing. Scared the daylights out of us. She had never done this before. lasted roughly 10 seconds.

have a vet's appoint at 10:45am on Friday. Was told if it gets worse to call and come in immediately.

She is still eating and drinking. Vet has an idea about acouple of things that might be causing it. A parasite in the brain or a glucose imbalance.



Has anybody seen this before?

 

[Maureen Las]

The vet is talking about a parasite called e-cuniculi

Seizures are sometimes a genetic issue in some breeds (smaller)

Wondering if the changein temp caused this although this is off the top of my head and based on nothing else.

Here are some articles on seizures

http://www.rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=27900&forum_id=10

 

[p-z]

Thanks Angie.
we gave her some anti gas drops last night. I was checking her tummy and she will normally let you feel it. She tried to claw me.
She has not had another one today. Had a total of 6 last night.
we are still going in though. I cannot believe I am going out on Black Friday.
Only for our kids and their rabbits.

 

[DebsBuns]

How is the rabbit?

 

[p-z]

she is 3 years old.
Vet was not sure what caused it. Said it could be parasites or she could have had gas or it could have been a reaction to coming into a warm place after being out in extremely cold temps.
Put her on a wormer as a precaution.

 

[Maureen Las]

if the vet put her on Panacur/fenbendazole he isruling out one of the possibilites which is the parasite e-cuniculi; this drug is used also as a dewormer