DaydreamBunny
Alpha Buck
A vet told me that they used to worm rabbits routinely however they do not now as it can cause a lot of problems for rabbits, should rabbits be wormed routinely or not?
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should rabbits be wormed routinely?
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rachylou
Warren Veteran
There is a lt of debate around this subject, we used to worm Jimby for 9 consecutive days every 3-4 months but were told that the 9 days is not really worth doing as you can not effectivly prevent worms in rabbits, so best to treat rather than prevent, so we are now planning on treating them for 28 consecutive days twice a year.
:wave: i find alot of these things confusing too:shock:
you try to do whats best but there is sooo many conflicting views..
we never thought that we should worm until harry became ill but now we think we should..i think that sometimes animals and people take too many supplements and preventative things and dont let our bodies do what they should be doing.ie we are all made to fight most things and so long as we eat right and look after ourselves properly we should be able to fight it naturally..
bunnies included.thats not to say we shouldnt myxi and vhd by the way
you try to do whats best but there is sooo many conflicting views..
we never thought that we should worm until harry became ill but now we think we should..i think that sometimes animals and people take too many supplements and preventative things and dont let our bodies do what they should be doing.ie we are all made to fight most things and so long as we eat right and look after ourselves properly we should be able to fight it naturally..
bunnies included.thats not to say we shouldnt myxi and vhd by the way
beccimarie
Mama Doe
my vet tells me to do it for 9 days every time they have there mxyi jab thats when there immunity most needs it when they are stressed, they go back in october ill ask her about it
prettylupin
Wise Old Thumper
I would only panacur for the 9 days worming if my buns had been somewhere that other animals had been.
As for panacuring for EC - I would now only use a 28 day course if there was an active infection. From what I understand from the recent talks at the RWAF conference there is little point in doing otherwise.
As for panacuring for EC - I would now only use a 28 day course if there was an active infection. From what I understand from the recent talks at the RWAF conference there is little point in doing otherwise.
Kittykat23uk
Mama Doe
none of my vets even once rcommended worming in all the time I had G&T nor did we ever get told to worm any of the other buns I had. However, the Wood green care sheet recommends regular worming. I must remember to ask Stephan when I update him on Sprocket.:?
beccimarie
Mama Doe
:wave: just intrested what problems does it cause for buns?
prettylupin
Wise Old Thumper
Well it's a parasiticide - is that the correct word? So can cause GI disturbance and affect immunity of course if used unnecessarily.
beccimarie
Mama Doe
thank you i didnt know it could cause issues mine don't have it very regularly iv always been told to do it every time they have there mxyi thou :roll:
i didnt know it could cause issues mine don't have it very regularly iv always been told to do it every time they have there mxyi thou :roll:
Santa
Wise Old Thumper
:wave: There's lots of interesting information here, which should help you to make up your own mind about what you think is best for your buns with the current (rapidly changing!) state of knowledge on the subject
http://forums.rabbitrehome.org.uk/showthread.php?t=236020&highlight=panacur
http://forums.rabbitrehome.org.uk/showthread.php?t=236020&highlight=panacur
DaydreamBunny
Alpha Buck
Thank you for your answers
basirascal
Mama Doe
Just to add, I will treat Basil with Panacur 4 times a year as advised by vet. He has had EC though.
