Panacur 2.5%

Just went to give the buns this and got a big fat nooooo...

Came on here for ideas of how to do it (I have a couple that will fight their way out of it so looking for stress free option- will try banana and shredded wheat)

But- also noticed most people seem to be using 10%. I've been given 2.5%- what are the advantages of the 10%. Is it just having to get a smaller volume in them?

Ta :wave:

When my bunny got EC the vet sold me this panacur which is a paste specially for bunnies

http://www.vetuk.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1105

When the tube was finished I tried some of the liquid cos it's cheaper but ended up with most of it on me rather than inside the bunnies. They hated it so much and got so stressed out that we went back to the paste as it really was so much easier and we decided it was worth the extra cost..

They also sell it this rabbit panacur paste in pets at home. It's not a presciption medicine but only the store manager in our local store can sell it and she asked lots of questions and gave good advice about how to administer.

Thanks... do you do the 28day course with the paste?

Sorry, I'm a little bit panacur confused

Figured that needing to get less in would help, 1.2ml per bun with a 1ml syringe and 4 buns was never going to be easy...

I use the 'dog' strength 10% Panacur liquid. The dose is 0.2ml per kg of bun so I only need 0.7ml for my biggest bunny. I inject the Panacur into a mini shredded wheat and then leave it to dry overnight. Mine won't eat it when the shredded wheat is damp! This is a special treat though, and I cut down their pellets to compensate for the cereal. I've never had any problems administering Panacur this way - it's totally stress free all round (although it does take me ages every evening injecting the Panacur into the shredded wheat - you have to do it slowly or it all oozes straight out:lol::lol

Other people have great results making a 'sushi' roll out of the Panacur rabbit paste smeared onto a piece of spring greens and then rolled up to form a sushi roll. My bunnies wouldn't touch it but it's worth a shot.

But then if you have a placid bunny, getting half a ml of liquid into them with a quick squirt from the syringe isn't difficult either. But I generally find that they know what's coming after the second day and life gets more 'interesting'. And yes, you can do the 28 day course with any type of Panacur - just make sure you use the right dose depending on what product you are using.

Best of luck!

Yep I concluded the same about 'after a couple of days it gets interesting' ; 3 weeks of eye drops required a constant re-think of tactics and even then after week 1 I found Pippin was second guessing what was happening and trying to escape it. And she is probably the most placid bunny I have...

Thanks for advice, will get some shredded wheats in!!

Good luck!