Wry neck?? ugh.

[faiththequeen]

I noticed a couple weeks ago that the little broken Chin kit seemed to hold its head funny. But everytime I would think it was crooked, she would hold it straight. So I just kept an eye on it. She's 4 1/2 weeks now and it seems to definitely be a little crooked. So I'm guessing wry neck, right? She has no ear infections that I can see at all.

What I find odd, is that: 1. She seems to have been this way for a long time without it getting worse, and 2. You know how rabbit ears have like a "ball" at the base? One of her ears doesn't really have one. "the lower one" Is she just deformed?? She can turn her head the other way with no problem. Seems to be in no pain. And is eating and drinking. No darting eyes or anything yet

Is there anything I can do? Do you think it wry neck? Here'a a video and couple pictures I managed to get, but its hard to tell.

 

[ZRabbits]

Doesn't look like Wry Neck to me. She wouldn't be able to turn her head. Watched the video and see a sweet rabbit who is not walking in circles. Very alert as well. And without treatment she would have been getting worse daily.

Her one ear does look longer than the other so it would look to me that her head is a bit tilted. Just could be the way she was born, but nothing that would ever stop her from being a sweet pet for someone.

Karen

 

[faiththequeen]

Thanks, Karen. I really hope that's all it is. She's such a sweetie. It would be a bummer if she ended up with wry neck.

 

[Frosted Rabbits]

Wry neck is not always an infection-- the word 'wry' is a term used to describe something being misaligned, as in a 'wry bite' in dogs and cats. Something that is 'awry' is 'not right' in its being. There may very well be a slight deformity in this rabbits cervivcal vertebral structure, or a difference in the length/structure of the supporting soft tissues that control the head. If it's healthy, it becomes someone's beloved pet---

 

[faiththequeen]

Thanks. She's seems healthy other than the cockeyed head. :/ I'm just hoping it doesn't get worse. She already has a nice pet home to go to