is it alright to give capser ivermectin drops right now?

he had his teeth out a few weeks past and the abscess is still draining but hes finsihed his flagly a few days ago....
weve found a suspect patch we think maybe mites..just two weenypatches he keeps scratching at and the skin is dry and flaky but onlyalitle....
i said to nikki we should treat him as a precaution as his immune systems taken one heck of a battering last few months at least bless him.
shes all..oh no dont risk it ask the vet etc etc..and then she said..fine mum but only if you ask on your forum..and get some advice.

the stuff i use ive used on all my other buns with no side effects. in fact when bif was very ill after unbonding in jan 2008 she had the worst case of mites ive ever seen on an animal.......and she had the injections at the vets..she had the xeno 450 drops...and the vet was baffled....id given up and saw on here poeple used ivermectin in liquid form form their vets..but ours doesnt do that.

anyhoo i found some ivermectin drop on drops better than xeno 450..you only have to use the drops once a week for three weeks!! indeed i did with bif and after the second week i noticed she was getting better...i used it on al the other buns to prevent them getitng them.

its been used a fair few times and on my mums bunny after her xeno 450 last year. its by pharmaQ and tis about £21 a bottle but its great stuff..and as hes only 1kg or thereabouts then two drops is all hell need.
hes bright hes eaitng drinking running mad pooping weeing but not able to eat hay..his mouth has just stopped him..the swollen mass is the calcified abscess capsule...his heart stopped on the operating table so they did their best. hes so lively hes amazed the vets and they cant figure out how on earth he made it this far..i wished i coudl track the a hole who dumped him at the vets claimng hed found him in the carpark behind the vets and lidl...in the puring rian but bun was clean n dry
hed left him to get so bad from his injury and have his lwoer lip go necrotic and drop off bit by bit...grrrrrr
anyhoo hes here with us and hes living on borrowed time if the pus leaks again form the other holes left by having his teeth out. but hes having a ball..

I would check with the Vet first.
Ivermectin is a toxic chemical and as Casper has so many other problems I think you should only administer it if your Vet agrees

thank you jane....nikki will be saying...i told you so!!


hes off meds now but hes had such a rough time.....i was concerned the mites would be terrible for him but then again...so is that...

what do you do when a sick...long term unhealthy bun /disabled bun gets mites...? just curious and am eager to learn xx

As Jane says check with the vet as they do need treating, it is normally the stress of ill health or the disability that causes the mites

purplebumble said:

thank you jane....nikki will be saying...i told you so!!


hes off meds now but hes had such a rough time.....i was concerned the mites would be terrible for him but then again...so is that...

what do you do when a sick...long term unhealthy bun /disabled bun gets mites...? just curious and am eager to learn xx

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If my Vet thinks it's appropriate then Ivermectin is given but I would not administer it without checking with her first as it is quite a nasty chemical.
I also use Assisi Lotion

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It smells lovely !! :wave:

ooh will look into that.

thank you liz..thank you jane...casper says hes very greatful.now if you could stop the itchies for him..scratch scratch scratch...........

bertie and casper are both seeing the vet tomorrow morning..bertie for his eye ulcer and probably more bloods taken to make the serum......and casper for his mites.

well ellen checkd for mites under the microscope whilst we were int here no sign of mites but she said looking at him shed treat him just to be on the safe side and my stuff will be fine...who hoo.

thank you.