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Otitis media/interna and encephalitozoonosis are the most common causes of head tilt in pet rabbits in the UK: 73 cases (2009‒2020).

Theophanes LiatisNikoleta MakriMichał CzopowiczJenna RichardsonTim NuttallAnna Suñol
Published in: The Veterinary record (2024)
OMI and EC were the most common aetiologies of head tilt in pet rabbits in the UK. Meloxicam might be associated with a favourable outcome in affected rabbits. Paired EC serology and a CT scan of the head should be the baseline investigation for head tilt in rabbits.
Keyphrases
  • computed tomography
  • optic nerve
  • positron emission tomography
  • cross sectional
  • pet imaging
  • dual energy
  • image quality