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Seizures in rabbits are not very common. The most common reason would be low blood sugar, which your veterinarian has ruled out with the bloodwork. The other reasons we see include a parasite of the nervous system (which usually causes a head tilt and other signs along with the seizures) and epilepsy, which is a misfiring in the brain. I suspect that your rabbit has epilepsy from your description. I generally treat these rabbits with a low dose of valium at the time of the seizure if it is severe, otherwise the rabbit does just fine as long as they are not happening very often. Given the infrequency you are seeing these seizures, your bunny probably doesn't need any treatment at this time. However, you should ask your vet about medication to keep on hand in case he does have a longer more severe seizure in the future.
   The other thing you can do is keep a seizure log. This is a notebook with the date, time, length of the seizure and some measure of severity. This lets you and your vet determine if the seizures are becoming more frequent and can give you some idea as to the trigger for the seizure behavior. Many seizures have not trigger, but thunderstorms, loud noises, parties or changes in the household have been implicated in triggering seizures in animals.

I hope this gives you some guidance. If you would like a second opinion, you can find a rabbit knowledgable veterinarian at www.aemv.org.

Dr. Karen