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worming?

tabithakat64

tabithakat64

Mama Doe
After reading a multitude of conflicting information regarding worming on the internet, please can I have some advice as to when and what I need to worm the girls with?

If you asked me about horses I'm really clued up on that, bunnies not so much :(
 
tabithakat64 said:
After reading a multitude of conflicting information regarding worming on the internet, please can I have some advice as to when and what I need to worm the girls with?

If you asked me about horses I'm really clued up on that, bunnies not so much :

There is no need to worm them unless you've seen signs of worms.
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I don't worm mine as I read that if you need to treat for EC then it wont be as effective if you worm them throughout the year (please correct me if im wrong peeps) :wave:
 
The RWAF doesn't advocate regular worming (the 9 day course of Panacur) for bunnies; unlike for cats & dogs (and horses I expect :lol:). The recommendation I think is only to treat for worms when you see them.

Panacur is also used as a treatment for EC but it's thought best not to use it as a preventative measure though and only if you're actually seeing symptoms (and, of course, you'd be best to seek a vet's advice in those circumstances before using the panacur). In those cases though, it'd be at least a 28 day course (the exotics vet I saw recently recommends 42 days even).

This leaflet is mainly to do with EC but there's a little info about routine worming on the last page:
http://www.rabbitwelfare.co.uk/pdfs/ECwebpage.pdf
 
tabithakat64 said:
After reading a multitude of conflicting information regarding worming on the internet, please can I have some advice as to when and what I need to worm the girls with?

If you asked me about horses I'm really clued up on that, bunnies not so much :(
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I asked my vet about this (they're a fantastic rabbit vet!) and they don't recommend regular worming. They only worm rabbits if they have a high worm burden (faecal test to check) :)
 
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