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Coccidiosis

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Ben's mum

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Anyone got a fair bit of knowledge about coccidiosis here? :?

Is it possible for wild rabbits to be passing around coccidiosis and 'infecting', say, a garden? Would the risk of coccidiosis spores (or whatever they're called) being left on the grass/tracked into the house etc be quite high? We're talking about a large number of wild bunnies/no real way of bunnyproofing the garden
 
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There is a huge thread on here from a couple of years ago about it, it had quite a bit of info on. I've treated for a suspected Cox infection before when I rescued and it was a bloody nightmare.
 
Sooz said:
There is a huge thread on here from a couple of years ago about it, it had quite a bit of info on. I've treated for a suspected Cox infection before when I rescued and it was a bloody nightmare.
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Will have a dig.

Edited first post to be a bit less vague :?
 
Our bun had it before we adopted him. He picked it up at the RPSCA when they put all the buns out on the grass where the dogs had been and cra**ed on!
They lost all of those buns except ours! We have always believed that his propensity for bloat/stasis is from scarring to his intestines or damage to his liver? Although the liver heals well so that's unlikely now. It's a nasty bacterial infection and I think the main problem is dehydration! :(
 
I understand that Coccidia is killed by strong uv light so keeping the grass short so sunlight can get to it may help.
 
I really should have read the links first :oops: Didn't know it was protozoal - i've had one of those! Not nice :( and didn't realise the oocytes were excreted by infected rabbits i.e rabbit to rabbit transmission, always assumed the dogs had been carriers and the buns had ingested them that way! Just shows what i know...not very much!.....very interesting links....thank you:D
 
I have a friend who is incredibly knowledgable about this, having dealt with it a lot. If she comes online tonight, I'll ask.
 
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