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Do you worm your rabbits?

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loppy ears

Warren Veteran
Do rabbit savvy vets recommend worming buns, my vets say that current research suggests it is best not to worm as it can affect some rabbits white cells, what does your rabbit savvy vet recommend and is there any evidence to support their recommendations, thanks.
 
after experiencing EC first hand, i would recommend everyone worm their buns every 6 months for the full 28 day course, bleaching the enclosure on days 21 & 28, it is MUCH easier to prevent EC then to cure it

this is my custards battle with EC, we were lucky, he was a fighter and managed to survive it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyBCkhgcLoU

my vet hasnt really said anything either way though to be honest, and i had never heard of EC till i was face to face with it
 
My vets a rabbit expert and she's never said anything about worming, i don't know now :roll: Part of me doesn't want to put anything unnatural in them unless absolutely necessary but then again I wouldn't want them to get EC either....will be interested to see the rest of the replies to this post.

Could you make it a poll? :wave:
 
Lil Miss said:
after experiencing EC first hand, i would recommend everyone worm their buns every 6 months for the full 28 day course, bleaching the enclosure on days 21 & 28, it is MUCH easier to prevent EC then to cure it

this is my custards battle with EC, we were lucky, he was a fighter and managed to survive it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyBCkhgcLoU

my vet hasnt really said anything either way though to be honest, and i had never heard of EC till i was face to face with it
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Have you heard of any side effects of worming, how serious is the side effect on a rabbits white cells do you know?

Obviously I want to prevent EC if I can but I do not want to harm my rabbits, is worming the only way to prevent EC?

I do not know how to add a poll.
 
From what I've read recently it depends on the vet. I think because it's still being researched it has experts divided at the mo.

Mine needed a bloodtest so I asked for them to check for EC at the same time. Luckily Jasper doesn't have it. But I'll be keeping an eye out on what experts have to say about regular worming.
:)
 
My vets do recommend worming at least once a year as an EC preventative.
Worming is the only way to prevent EC as it is Fenbendazole that kills the ec spore.

According to my vet the side effects of worming are far less to worry about than the effects of EC itself.
As marmitesmum said EC is still being researched so there is so much conflicting evidence out there :?
 
marmitesmum said:
From what I've read recently it depends on the vet. I think because it's still being researched it has experts divided at the mo.

Mine needed a bloodtest so I asked for them to check for EC at the same time. Luckily Jasper doesn't have it. But I'll be keeping an eye out on what experts have to say about regular worming.
:)
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You're totally right, it is being researched. Sme experts are saying the fenbendazole doesn't penetrate the blood brain barrier so is totally ineffetive against active EC and are now starting to use something else; a different wormed.

Currently there is not a right or wrong, just what an owner and vet think is best based on the knowledge they have.
 
loppy ears said:
Have you heard of any side effects of worming, how serious is the side effect on a rabbits white cells do you know?

Obviously I want to prevent EC if I can but I do not want to harm my rabbits, is worming the only way to prevent EC?

I do not know how to add a poll.
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Iv not heard of or seen any side effects of worming, to be honest, i veiw it the same as vaccinating, you could bring up the same argument about adding un natural things to your rabbit with vaccinations, but im sure no one on here would dream of missing their vaccs?

worming for 28 days is the only way to kill/prevent EC as fenbendazole is the only thing known at the moment to kill it, and bleach is the only thing that will kill urine spores.
 
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