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Panacur?

coco1200

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Panacur is so confusing!! Which one do I need? I have two giant rabbits who weigh about 6 kilos each, so need a panacur which is cost effective! Obviously the paste one would work out far too expensive, because it would mean using about 3 tubes on each rabbit :? :lol:

However, the paste is 18%... but the liquid one comes in two stregths, which is 10% and 25%. Which one do I go for? Is it the 25%? Because surely if I give the 10% one, it would mean I would have to give them alot more?

thanks guys :wave:

ETA - completley ignore me, its 2.5% not 25%... I read it wrong!! :oops::oops::oops:
 
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I've used the paste in the past ... but, just to (potentially) add to your panacur confusion, do you actually need it? I think the consensus is that it's only for active EC or when introducing a new rabbit (both requiring a 28 day course), and the routine 9 day course is now not recommended.
 
It's still not a huge amount though - before fenbendazole was licensed for bunnies I used to use 0.2ml/kg (I think - do a search and you should find it) of the 10% strength, so even on your giants it's not a huge amount :)
 
I'm doing it to actually treat worms.... the rabbits keep drinking out of the pond, and being outdoor buns, they are open to everything...and I am sure both of them are losing weight. I've tried increasing food, but they both seem a bit boney to me :? I know about Noisettes condition because of her chronic abscess problems, but Oscar seems to have lost weight too? So I thought I would worm them to actually rule out worms!
 
Janak - you want the Panacur 10% liquid for dogs and cats. It's 0.2ml/kg so by my maths you'll want 1.2ml for a 6kg bun.
 
Oh brilliant, thank you Santa and Sue! How long should the course be for treatment of worms? thank you! :wave:
 
I think the makers recommend 9 days, but I've done 5 days in the past and it's successfully gotten rid of worms :wave:

thank you! :wave: Have just bought some (£13.99) so will start their dose today! can you physically see the worms in the buns poos like with cats and dogs?

sorry for all the questions :oops:
 
I thought my lot had worms once - they were thin white strips about 2mm wide and 5-10mm long and all joined together side by side. I gathered a load up and took them to my vets who in turn sent them off to the lab. Turns out it was 'vegetable matter' :oops:. Even my vet said they looked like worms but when inspected under a microscope were found to have no internal parts etc.

Found these pictures :shock: http://www.medirabbit.com/EN/GI_diseases/Parasitic_diseases/Nematodes.PDF
 
I thought my lot had worms once - they were thin white strips about 2mm wide and 5-10mm long and all joined together side by side. I gathered a load up and took them to my vets who in turn sent them off to the lab. Turns out it was 'vegetable matter' :oops:. Even my vet said they looked like worms but when inspected under a microscope were found to have no internal parts etc.

Found these pictures :shock: http://www.medirabbit.com/EN/GI_diseases/Parasitic_diseases/Nematodes.PDF

:lol::lol: I bet that will end up being me!

Thank you for the link though... :shock: those pictures are shocking! I'll look out for them, they are disgusting!!
 
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