Rat tilting her head?

Question

My rat is tilting her head to one side, I have an appointment for the vet tomorrow but I was just wondering if anyone knew if it could be caused by an ear infection?

Answer 1

ear infection or tooth root abcess, make sure you keep her warm and eating/drinking whilst on antibiotics

Answer 2

It could be an ear infection or it could be Head Tilt, my friend's rat has Head Tilt. The vet can give you medicine for it.

Answer 3

Ear mite can cause ear infection

Answer 4

Ear infection is the most common cause of head tilting.

This is what caused my rat Hannah's head tilt, but it ended up being a permanent side effect. Even after treating the ear infection, the head tilt remains.

It doesn't bother her, but I moved her into a single level cage, due to loss of balance from the head tilt.