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Any advice on E. cuniculi? Small animal boarding in particular

Oreo119

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Hi,

I am looking for any advice on what I should do regarding E. Cuniculi. I own a small animal boarding centre, so obviously have lots of bunnies and guinea pigs coming and going. I also have my own house bunny who loves to spend the day in the garden.

I went for his 6 month health check up and he got a clean bill of health, however the vet said I should look into advice on E. Cuniculi as my rabbit is constantly near/in contact with different rabbits and can't be treated every time a new bunny comes to stay.

I wondered if anyone had any ideas on what I could do to prevent/extremely lower the risk of my bunny getting E.coniculi and if anyone happened to be in a similar situation? Obviously I really don't want my baby to catch any horrible diseases and he already has his annual jabs.

I know that I could change the runs to be on concrete so that I could disinfect them, but I would prefer not to, as grass being available is one of the things my customers really like about our boarding facilities.

Thank you in advance, I really hope someone can shed some light on the matter.
 
Hi,

I am looking for any advice on what I should do regarding E. Cuniculi. I own a small animal boarding centre, so obviously have lots of bunnies and guinea pigs coming and going. I also have my own house bunny who loves to spend the day in the garden.

I went for his 6 month health check up and he got a clean bill of health, however the vet said I should look into advice on E. Cuniculi as my rabbit is constantly near/in contact with different rabbits and can't be treated every time a new bunny comes to stay.

I wondered if anyone had any ideas on what I could do to prevent/extremely lower the risk of my bunny getting E.coniculi and if anyone happened to be in a similar situation? Obviously I really don't want my baby to catch any horrible diseases and he already has his annual jabs.

I know that I could change the runs to be on concrete so that I could disinfect them, but I would prefer not to, as grass being available is one of the things my customers really like about our boarding facilities.

Hi

Thank you in advance, I really hope someone can shed some light on the matter.


I'm afraid one thing that I always tell people is to avoid boarding that has runs on grass because this is such a prime site for spreading of infection - not just EC. EC spores stay in the ground active for weeks so there is just no way to keep that clean. With paving/concrete as you've just said, you can disinfect.

I use vet grade cleaner between uses by clients of all housing and steam clean too. Always pick up loose fecals and washdown areas.

Is your housing lined with anything? Do you use lino or another covering to prevent seeping liquids? That is a good way to prevent having to soak wood that has been covered in wee.

Some places insist on the rabbits coming in being wormed before or during their stay. I'm not a fan of this personally as some bunnies only come for a few days but come regularly. That wouldn't be practical, plus I do not panacur unless a rabbit is symptomatic.

Helen
 
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