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Worming/Panacur Question

Wendy-Jane

Alpha Buck
Hi everybody :wave:

I don't know if this is a stupid question, but i'm sure somebody will tell me if it is :oops:

Why you have to give rabbits 9 daily doses of Panacur to worm them? When you worm horses you can just give them one dose of Panacur, so what is different? Any ideas?

And sorry if this is a daft question but I just can't work it out :roll:
 
I think it must be something to do with the life cycle of the worms. So if they were to reinfect themselves from their droppings, they new worms would also get killed. that's my guess anyway.
 
the wormer is supposed to kill EC in bunnys. That has a life cycle of 28 or so days outside its hoast so the 9 day course puts a dent in any population but only the much longer course can wipe it out & prevent a bunny reinfecting itself. EC isn't really a worm its a protozoan so it might take longer to kill off than just one day.
 
The 9 day Panacur course is a temporary wormer against the protozoa Encephalitozoon Cuniculi which is microscopic. It is also the dose used to eradicate conventional worms but rabbit are rarely infected with these.

Its EC that Panacur is mainly used against in rabbits.
 
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