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Just seen small white thread worms on rabbits dropping, urgent advice needed please!!

S

Sue&Smokes

Young Bun
Hi,

My rabbit Jacob was ill last night, off his food and this morning have seen diahorrea and loose droppings. On a closer look in the litter tray, have just seen some small like white transparent thread worms!!! I've quickly googled on the medi-rabbit website also and am wondering if this is 'roundworm' ???? Am puzzled how he's got this, he's indoor bunny by the way. Any info on what this might be and how he got it, would be appreciated. I'm about to call my vet, but would also appreciate advice on what the best treatment for this would be. I'm hoping the good vet will be there today, but sometimes is a different one, so urgent advice on this would be great!!

Many thanks!!

Sue
 
Sue&Smokes said:
Hi,

My rabbit Jacob was ill last night, off his food and this morning have seen diahorrea and loose droppings. On a closer look in the litter tray, have just seen some small like white transparent thread worms!!! I've quickly googled on the medi-rabbit website also and am wondering if this is 'roundworm' ???? Am puzzled how he's got this, he's indoor bunny by the way. Any info on what this might be and how he got it, would be appreciated. I'm about to call my vet, but would also appreciate advice on what the best treatment for this would be. I'm hoping the good vet will be there today, but sometimes is a different one, so urgent advice on this would be great!!

Many thanks!!

Sue
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Don't worry Sue :wave:

They are probably roundworms or pinworms, and the treatment is Panacur for 9 days.
 
Treatment for worms is panacur, but do take him to the vet and get him thoroughly checked, as small white creatures in litter trays could also be maggots and buns with diarrhea are at high risk of flystrike in this weather.

Hopefully it's just worms as these are easily treated. Hope he feels better soon
 
I've had Jacob to the vet this afternoon and he has indeed prescribed Panacur for the next 9 days!! I also took his bonded companion Magic as I worried for her too, so we are treating them both!!

We think they were pinworms, but the vet didn't seem to think they were that common in rabbits, it's the first time I've had a case of it here!!

Fingers crossed the treatment will clear it up in a few days, many thanks for the quick replies!!!
 
Sue&Smokes said:
I've had Jacob to the vet this afternoon and he has indeed prescribed Panacur for the next 9 days!! I also took his bonded companion Magic as I worried for her too, so we are treating them both!!

We think they were pinworms, but the vet didn't seem to think they were that common in rabbits, it's the first time I've had a case of it here!!

Fingers crossed the treatment will clear it up in a few days, many thanks for the quick replies!!!
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Yes, I thought pinworms were more likely :D

The treatment will clear them up, no problem!
 
My house bunny Cookie got these somehow. In all my years of owning bunnies I had never came across them before either. She was passing a lot of live ones in perfectly formed bumbles, really truly quite gross! I never saw them again after a 9 day dose of panacur.
 
newbabybuns said:
My house bunny Cookie got these somehow. In all my years of owning bunnies I had never came across them before either. She was passing a lot of live ones in perfectly formed bumbles, really truly quite gross! I never saw them again after a 9 day dose of panacur.
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Hi, yes, Jacob has been passing live ones too, I thought it was gross too!! That's reassuring to know you never saw them again after the panacur treatment!! Thanks for letting me know! x
 
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