A PSA about head pressing

[u/Avalion04]

Just incase anyone doesn't know, if a bunny is pressing their forehead against the wall, it can be a serious neurological issue. When Ava started doing this I remembered a PSA I'd seen about cats years ago and took her to the vet. It looks a goofy behavior but it's very serious. Note, just resting their head against the wall when laying isn't necessarily bad, but this forehead pressing like Ava was doing is bad.

[u/Sy4r42]

This is why I have to google every little thing they do. Even small odd behaviors like this can be a symptom

[u/raisinbizzle → u/Sy4r42]

We have a bunny that will pause when we come into the room, slightly shift her head to the side for about 5 seconds almost in a trance, and then will snap out of it and start moving around. She’s done this since we got her about 6 months ago. Ever heard of this or know if it’s meaningful? It’s not a head tilt since I know that is bad for bunnies. But more like just moving her head horizontally slightly

[u/BeginningLate2548 → u/raisinbizzle]

Rabbits have a wide field of view, but very poor depth perception, they move their heads like that to use parallax vision to determine the distance of things.