teenybash73
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Treating All 3 For E.c
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teenybash73
Young Bun
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Mad Bunster
Mama Doe
If you have a suspected case of EC I think its generally accepted that their bonded partners should be treated too.
So thats the 28 day (or more) Panacur treatment with the cleaning regime with diluted bleach on certain days.... there is a very good post with all this info in - I hope someone can post a link to it!
ETA Think this is the link
So thats the 28 day (or more) Panacur treatment with the cleaning regime with diluted bleach on certain days.... there is a very good post with all this info in - I hope someone can post a link to it!
ETA Think this is the link
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teenybash73
Young Bun
thank you all for your replies.
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The active ingredient in both is Fenbendazole. It won't do much against active EC apparently (according to someone I know who researches it in the US) but I don't know what it will do for the symptomless buns.
It won't hurt either and you're not going to lose anything other than money if you give it.
It won't hurt either and you're not going to lose anything other than money if you give it.
teenybash73
Young Bun
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lilbun
Warren Veteran
Just back from vets and Fudge (the possible E.C bunny) got another jag.
Chocolate and Peter her hutch mates have been prescribed LAPIZOLE aswell, but God knows how I am going to get all of Peter's down his throat as he is
6KGso has a 6ML dose to swallow:shock:
Have bought a larger syringe for him.
Other buns are on 1.3ml each per day and the vet seems to think 1 bottle will do them all??????
Charged £18 for bottle me thinks I will get the other 2 I think I will need from VETUK.
THANKS for all your input as previously I have never had to take rabbits to the vets for anything other than routine reasons. Been lucky I guess
The large volume you need to give with the lapizole is precisely why I haven't tried it and why many people use panacur instead, but the manufacturers claim that rabbits love it so you could try giving it on a treat such as a slice of apple or pear or a tiny piece or bread.
Last time i checked, 1 bottle of lapizole contained approx. enough to treat one 3.5kg rabbit for 28 days.
Perhaps you could ask for panacur for your larges rabbit? the 10% liquid works out cheapest
hurricanhoney
Wise Old Thumper
Wesley was a suspected EC case with headtilt. I treated him and Honey to a six week course of panacur and do a nine day course every three months.
lottielouise
Wise Old Thumper
Can someone try and tell Sophie that, she sniffs around it for ages before grugingly taking it :evil: Sophie HATES being picked up, so doing that would be just plains stupid, especially for the 28 days. I have ordered the liquid from Vet uk, and dispite there being a surcharge for orders under £15, it still works out cheaper than the paste, just need to figure a way of getting it into them. Weetabix alround Me thinks!!
Charlie has vastly improved, Vet said to do them all for the 9 days even though Sophie and Granite are symptom free, then reassess, should I book an appointment at the vets? As Charlie has obviously had it actively.
Sorry OP but what is a jag?
lilbun
Warren Veteran
I chuckled at the thought of a bunny with 2 jags but figured it meant JABS as in injections :lol:
