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Ear bleeding/off-balanced walking

22 10:28:00

Question
My 4 week old bunny's ear suddenly started bleeding from inside and he cannot walk or hold himself up straight.  Do you think he ruptured an ear drum or something?  Any thoughts on how something of this nature could happen, as he was just playing in the yard with my kids??

Answer
Hi,

some kind of head trauma I would imagine.  Rabbits are not the best pet for kids, especially young kids.

You must get him to a good rabbit vet immediately.  Unfortunately you did not pick up on this being serious, but it is very serious.  Get him to a good rabbit vet as soon as you can Monday morning, or even now to an emergency vet if you have one around you.  To find a good rabbit vet start here:

www.rabbit.org/vets/vets.html

and find a House Rabbit Society recommended vet near you.

Lee