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I got some Panacur from my vet but am not sure how to go about administering it. Frodo HATES being picked up, if he thinks you're going to he runs a mile. Should I just get oh to hold him down? or whats the best way?. Also HOW do I administer it?. Is it possible for me to just mix it in some food?

Cheers in advance!:wave:
 
You can mix it in with some food - the best way for my two is to put the dose onto the middle of a basil leaf, and then wrap the leaf around the panacur. They eat the whole lot in one go and are none the wiser. :lol::lol:
 
KarenM said:
You can mix it in with some food - the best way for my two is to put the dose onto the middle of a basil leaf, and then wrap the leaf around the panacur. They eat the whole lot in one go and are none the wiser. :lol::lol:
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Its the easiest way, mine liked it with brussel sprouts!!:mrgreen:
 
Sophie eats around the panacur, and she hate being picked up too :( so I have to wrap her in a towel, put her in my arm like a baby, and squirt the panacur just behind her teeth
 
Bob eats it straight from the syringey thing. I get on the floor with him and just put it infront of him - a lot of the time he yanks it out of my hand. He will NOT be force-fed though and will only eat on his terms! It might be worth seeing if your Bun takes it directly but maybe Bob is unusual (weird!). Like the other posts state, I've found basil or spinach leaves an ideal envelope for yucky medicine.
 
I kneel on the floor and hold the rabbit between my legs. Then you lean over the top of them and push the end of the syringe into their mouth from the side. They don't have teeth on the side so you can get the syringe in even if their mouth is shut. You then have to dispense the panacur quite quickly or they will find a way to get it out of their mouth.
 
I put it on a spring green leaf, he took it, ate down to the piece with the paste on it, dropped it, picked it back up again, ate some more, dropped it again, looked at it, hopped away, I picked it up, he decided that he was not sharing and gobbled the rest! :lol:
 
Mine were happy to eat it off a leaf too - choose something tasty and aromatic like a basil, mint or corriander leaf, we have some sage in the garden which is good too. Hand feed it so you know its gone in. Made those 28 days more bareable!
 
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