Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
EC has to be the most infuriating Rabbit Disease to try to understand. I have been reading loads of academic papers about it, the most recent ones dated 2014. But even amongst the Professionals there is no firm agreement about the enigma that is EC.
Some say blood testing is not going to give a definitive diagnosis, others say blood testing is 96% accurate (relatively large study of over 700 Rabbits in Germany last year)
Even post mortem testing (tissue samples etc) can not always give a certain diagnosis as some lesions may be found, on the brain for example, but they can only be described as 'consistent with EC infection' .
Some say that older Rabbits are more likely to test positive for EC
Others say EC infection is unrelated to age of Rabbit
Some say Fenbendazole can prevent EC infection
Some say Fenbendazole cannot prevent EC infection
A paper written by Molly Varga last year and submitted to The Veterinary Record ends by stating that there remains many questions left unanswered about EC. In particular whether the regular use of Fenbendazole (Panacur/Lapizole) are effective. It is not yet established that it is.
Then having completely addled what little brain matter I have I realise that if more is to be learned and understood about EC then by definition that is going to involve more vivisection/animal testing.............................
Some say blood testing is not going to give a definitive diagnosis, others say blood testing is 96% accurate (relatively large study of over 700 Rabbits in Germany last year)
Even post mortem testing (tissue samples etc) can not always give a certain diagnosis as some lesions may be found, on the brain for example, but they can only be described as 'consistent with EC infection' .
Some say that older Rabbits are more likely to test positive for EC
Others say EC infection is unrelated to age of Rabbit
Some say Fenbendazole can prevent EC infection
Some say Fenbendazole cannot prevent EC infection
A paper written by Molly Varga last year and submitted to The Veterinary Record ends by stating that there remains many questions left unanswered about EC. In particular whether the regular use of Fenbendazole (Panacur/Lapizole) are effective. It is not yet established that it is.
Then having completely addled what little brain matter I have I realise that if more is to be learned and understood about EC then by definition that is going to involve more vivisection/animal testing.............................