coccidiosis questions

I am a bit confused about coccidiosis.. Info I find online seems contradictory!

If a rabbit has c. while it is young, and the treatment it receives is panacur for 8/9 days, plus recovery food, baytril & fibreplex - is the c. treated? Or does it go away? What happens? I've read on some sites that a rabbit needs proper treatment for c. - but then other places are saying that the above is enough, others are saying this is outdated!

If this is all they are treated with, will the c. come back?

I really don't know much about this disease & would appreciate any more info people can give me. x

Panacur is not effective against coccidia, neither is Baytril. Are you getting confused with Coccidiosis and EC (Encepholitozoon Cuniculi) ?

Coccidiosis info here :

http://forums.rabbitrehome.org.uk/s...sis-All-Rabbit-Owners-Should-be-Aware-of-This

No.. Unfortunately this was definitely coccidiosis, there were faecal samples taken & those were the prescribed meds given. Most of the rabbits died, a few of them 'recovered' - meaning no symptoms. But if it's not treated properly.. Won't it just come back? :/

ETA - Thank you for the link x

DwarfBuns said:

No.. Unfortunately this was definitely coccidiosis, there were faecal samples taken & those were the prescribed meds given. Most of the rabbits died, a few of them 'recovered' - meaning no symptoms. But if it's not treated properly.. Won't it just come back? :/

ETA - Thank you for the link x

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If you read all the info on the link you will see how Coccidiosis should be treated etc

I am sorry you lost a lot of Rabbits

Jack's-Jane said:

If you read all the info on the link you will see how Coccidiosis should be treated etc

I am sorry you lost a lot of Rabbits

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Thank you.. I just wanted to clarify the information.

And thank you.. Although they weren't my rabbits. Just something that I happened to come across a little while ago.

DwarfBuns said:

No.. Unfortunately this was definitely coccidiosis, there were faecal samples taken & those were the prescribed meds given. Most of the rabbits died, a few of them 'recovered' - meaning no symptoms. But if it's not treated properly.. Won't it just come back? :/

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I'm not surprised most of them died if those were the meds given, because they're not the right meds for coccidiosis!

The drugs against cocci don't actually kill it completely, they just reduce the numbers down to a level where the rabbit's immune sytem stands a better chance of overcoming it, so in that respect, once a rabbit has had cocci and recovered, they should be immune to that strain of cocci from then onwards. However, there are several different strains of cocci, plus they may become a symptomless carrier, so it is possible that they could pass on the cocci to another rabbit at some point in the future. So no it shouldn't come back in the same rabbit, but it could well come back in other rabbits.

Santa said:

I'm not surprised most of them died if those were the meds given, because they're not the right meds for coccidiosis!

The drugs against cocci don't actually kill it completely, they just reduce the numbers down to a level where the rabbit's immune sytem stands a better chance of overcoming it, so in that respect, once a rabbit has had cocci and recovered, they should be immune to that strain of cocci from then onwards. However, there are several different strains of cocci, plus they may become a symptomless carrier, so it is possible that they could pass on the cocci to another rabbit at some point in the future. So no it shouldn't come back in the same rabbit, but it could well come back in other rabbits.

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It took a while for them to even see a vet to get those meds. Most of them died before they'd seen a vet (talking a couple of weeks at least!). Took even longer to get a faecal sample.. By this point, there were 3 left, I believe. One of them died after a few days of knowing what it was. 2 survived in total. It was awful. I just wanted to make sure that the symptoms wouldn't return in times of stress if the coccidiosis remained dormant. Hopefully their immune systems were strong enough & they fought it off & are now immune to that strain, like you say. It was a terrible thing to happen. Very hard to see, all the while, saying that they needed to see a different Vet who would give them proper treatment. Wasn't my decision at the end of the day, unfortunately.

Yes indeed - very sad. It sounds as if it might have been a particularly virulent strain, in which case I would advise extra caution and also for visitors, as cocci can survive in the environment for a long time - especially soil etc - so it would be very easy for a visitor to pick it up on their clothing and take it home to their own bunnies long after the outbreak is over. Hopefully not but where nasty strains of cocci are around it's better safe than sorry IMO x

Santa said:

Yes indeed - very sad. It sounds as if it might have been a particularly virulent strain, in which case I would advise extra caution and also for visitors, as cocci can survive in the environment for a long time - especially soil etc - so it would be very easy for a visitor to pick it up on their clothing and take it home to their own bunnies long after the outbreak is over. Hopefully not but where nasty strains of cocci are around it's better safe than sorry IMO x

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I did check with my rabbit savvy vet at the time, who assured me that most adult buns have some sort of immunity... However, to be on the safe side, I would come home & take my clothes off in the kitchen & put them straight in the wash after handling these rabbits. I'd also use PPE while handling them. It really was awful The two surviving rabbits are looking a lot better now & hopefully it is over for them now. I just hope that when they go to their new homes, that it doesn't reappear Hopefully this won't be a problem for me next year, I am hoping to leave.