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White Spot in Tillys' Eye??

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tilly&barney

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Hi I have just noticed a white spot in Tillys' eye, it has come up suddenly over the last couple of days. Tilly is only 7 months old and appears not to be bothered by it, but we are. The vet isn't sure what it is and is getting some advice saying it could be a worm or UVitus. Has anybody seen anything like this before or has any ideas what it could be? Below is a link to a Photo of the eye.
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Please have a look.
Any advice much appreciated.
Francis
 
Hi

How old is Tilly and has she ever been wormed with Panacur?

It looks (and sounds) as though she may have a cataract which can be caused by a nasty protozoa known as Encephalitozoon Cuniculi (EC) which is probably the 'worm' your vet is referring too.

The first step your vet should take is to get Tilly on to a minimum of 6 weeks worth of Panacur Rabbit to try and destroy the EC spores before they cause any more damage.

EC can be confirmed through blood tests but 50% of domestic rabbits test positive for contact and the only way to determine if the infection is 'active' is a few blood tests taken weeks apart over the period of treatment to monitor wether the EC antibodies rise or fall, which will indicate a present infection.

It is recommended that ALL rabbits be wormed annually so I would suggest starting her on Panacur regardless of wether you chose to have the rather expensive blood tests done or not.

This RWA artical explains in more detail: http://www.rabbitwelfare.co.uk/rwf/articles/ecuniculi.htm
 
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Thanks for that, she is only 7 months old and has had all her injections, but I don't think she has been wormed. Will ask the vet about the course of tablets when she goes back up.
 
Panacur is a paste ;).

If it is EC then at her age it is likely she contracted it from her mother.... if she proves positive perhaps contacting the person you got her from, if possible, would be a responsible thing to do some Mum and maybe even her siblings can be treated.
 
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