PomandRi
Alpha Buck
A bit of background ...
Just over a year ago we discovered that Rio had worms. The vet prescribed a nine day course of Panacur and towards the end of this course the worms seemed to have disappeared. About a fortnight after the course had ended, they had returned.
The vet then prescribed a twenty-eight day course of Panacur and the same happened. So the vet was then at a bit of a loss and decided to consult with colleagues, etc. Whilst this was going on, Rio passed a tapeworm. :shock:
After consultation with other vets and Bayer UK the vet decided to give Rio an injection of Droncit and I had to sign a special disclaimer as I gather than Droncit is licensed for rabbits in the US but not in the UK.
Rio has never since had problems with tapeworms. However, the other worms did not immediately clear up although it was much better and the vet decided that it might be something in our soil that he was picking up. We agreed that I would bring him back if things deteriorated. This was about February but then the problem seemed to go away and for about nine months there have been no worms in his faeces. In addition, we have moved and he does not come into contact with any soil that can possibly be contaminated with any animal faeces that would contain eggs, etc.
Anyway, this week I have noticed that his faeces are containing worms again and this is a triple whammy. First of all, I am gutted that he has worms again; secondly, I think he has probably had worms all that time and they just haven't been so bad that he has been passing them; and thirdly, my vet had come to a dead end with trying to treat them.
Does anyone have any ideas? We are with a new vet now, having moved, and I am ringing them this afternoon to see if they have any suggestions but I am not hopeful as my previous vet was not only very rabbit savvy, but I know she rang round quite widely when the problem happened before.
I have started him on Panacur.
I would add that Rio came from a rescue and I know that he and his siblings had quite severe statis as kits (only a couple of the litter survived). I wondered whether this might have resulted in a weakened digestive system which makes him susceptible to parasites. In every other respect he is a large, happy rabbit in beautiful condition. He does have a good appetite but, in my experience, most rabbits seem to unless they have health issues.
Any advice / suggestions very gratefully received.
Just over a year ago we discovered that Rio had worms. The vet prescribed a nine day course of Panacur and towards the end of this course the worms seemed to have disappeared. About a fortnight after the course had ended, they had returned.
The vet then prescribed a twenty-eight day course of Panacur and the same happened. So the vet was then at a bit of a loss and decided to consult with colleagues, etc. Whilst this was going on, Rio passed a tapeworm. :shock:
After consultation with other vets and Bayer UK the vet decided to give Rio an injection of Droncit and I had to sign a special disclaimer as I gather than Droncit is licensed for rabbits in the US but not in the UK.
Rio has never since had problems with tapeworms. However, the other worms did not immediately clear up although it was much better and the vet decided that it might be something in our soil that he was picking up. We agreed that I would bring him back if things deteriorated. This was about February but then the problem seemed to go away and for about nine months there have been no worms in his faeces. In addition, we have moved and he does not come into contact with any soil that can possibly be contaminated with any animal faeces that would contain eggs, etc.
Anyway, this week I have noticed that his faeces are containing worms again and this is a triple whammy. First of all, I am gutted that he has worms again; secondly, I think he has probably had worms all that time and they just haven't been so bad that he has been passing them; and thirdly, my vet had come to a dead end with trying to treat them.
Does anyone have any ideas? We are with a new vet now, having moved, and I am ringing them this afternoon to see if they have any suggestions but I am not hopeful as my previous vet was not only very rabbit savvy, but I know she rang round quite widely when the problem happened before.
I have started him on Panacur.
I would add that Rio came from a rescue and I know that he and his siblings had quite severe statis as kits (only a couple of the litter survived). I wondered whether this might have resulted in a weakened digestive system which makes him susceptible to parasites. In every other respect he is a large, happy rabbit in beautiful condition. He does have a good appetite but, in my experience, most rabbits seem to unless they have health issues.
Any advice / suggestions very gratefully received.