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Worming help

Crumpet

Crumpet

Young Bun
Hi all,

Just looking for some advice. I have my buns registered at the vets and I pay a plan for £12 per month which gives me 15% off procedures and medication, vaccinations, flea treatment, wormer and rear guard. I also have other perks with it.

Slight issue, I have nipped into the vets today to pick up the rear guard and enquire about wormers.

I have 2 Netherland Dwarf rabbits mother and son. Crumpet has been spayed and weighs 1.02kg and Wilson the baby is 5 months old and weighs 800g. My vet will not operate (to have him castrated) until he weighs 1kg for the anesthetic which I can understand but I had another problem today.

Went in for wormer and they said they couldn't give me any as it was too difficult to measure out due to their size. I asked about alternatives as they prescribe panacur but was told that it was all the same. Just wondering if anyone has any experience with this and what they used instead?

These are my first pair and I am trying to do everything right by them, they cost me a bloody fortune but are so worth it!

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I can't really help - my rabbit savvy vet does not recommend routine worming, nor do I use Rearguard. Perhaps someone will see your thread and can help.
 
Babsie said:
I can't really help - my rabbit savvy vet does not recommend routine worming, nor do I use Rearguard. Perhaps someone will see your thread and can help.
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Neither does mine.

But if you do want to worm your Rabbits you could use the Panacur 10% Liquid. That contains the same active ingredient as Panacur Rabbit (Fenbendazole) and the liquid is easier to use to calculate weight appropriate doses.

With the Panacur 10% liquid the dose is 0.2ml/kg/day

So your 1.02kg Rabbit would need 0.24ml/day of Panacur 10% Liquid

Your 800g Rabbit would need 0.16ml/day of Panacur 10% Liquid

You can buy it online, eg from here:

http://www.animeddirect.co.uk/panacur-small-animal-oral-suspension-100ml-10.html
 
As Jack's-Jane said - saves me typing out exactly the same advice. The 'rabbit' Panacur syringe is really difficult to dose accurately. If you must dose it, the 10% liquid is much more accurate (and cheaper).

Rabbits shouldn't need routine treatment for worms, fleas or with Rearguard. My personal opinion is that the £12 a month would be put to better use on insurance which would cover most unexpected costs (but not neutering or annual vaccinations). However, it is good to see someone taking the welfare of their rabbits this seriously right from the start. I hope you have many happy (and healthy) years together.
 
Crumpet said:
Hi all,

Just looking for some advice. I have my buns registered at the vets and I pay a plan for £12 per month which gives me 15% off procedures and medication, vaccinations, flea treatment, wormer and rear guard. I also have other perks with it.

Slight issue, I have nipped into the vets today to pick up the rear guard and enquire about wormers.

I have 2 Netherland Dwarf rabbits mother and son. Crumpet has been spayed and weighs 1.02kg and Wilson the baby is 5 months old and weighs 800g. My vet will not operate (to have him castrated) until he weighs 1kg for the anesthetic which I can understand but I had another problem today.

Went in for wormer and they said they couldn't give me any as it was too difficult to measure out due to their size. I asked about alternatives as they prescribe panacur but was told that it was all the same. Just wondering if anyone has any experience with this and what they used instead?

These are my first pair and I am trying to do everything right by them, they cost me a bloody fortune but are so worth it!

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Hi Crumpet :wave:

I personally don't use Rearguard because of it's safety profile, but I know a lot of vets recommend it. I know you didn't ask about that, but worth mentioning ...

Regarding the worming, some people advocate a course of 9 days of Panacur for new rabbits. If you are thinking of dosing for the parasite E.C. and not worms, then it's a 28 day course for both rabbits at the same time.

The Panacur liquid is far easier to dose than the paste, and comes in 10% from online animal pharmacies, if you think you needed it. Sometimes it's a good idea to have some in stock, but I don't routinely worm my rabbits.

Hope this helps! x
 
They are also insured, I have the whole lot done. Like I say I just trying to do the best for them.

We have had dogs for years and went to shows, I could tell you anything you needed to know about treatments, vets etc but rabbits are so very different.

It came as a huge shock, especially finding the best vet. I'm shocked that the 3rd most popular pet in the country is so far behind cats and dogs with vets.

Thanks for all your help, I'll mention the panacur 10% to the vet and see what they say.

Thanks.

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Hi everyone, going to semi-hijack the thread now: I'd like to do a preventative/eradicative 28-day course for my two (I don't think either have ever been wormed), so would you also recommend the liquid mentioned for that? My vet has recommended I do it (the 28-day once, not the 9-day regular) and reminds me every time I go :)
 
Crumpet said:
They are also insured, I have the whole lot done. Like I say I just trying to do the best for them.

We have had dogs for years and went to shows, I could tell you anything you needed to know about treatments, vets etc but rabbits are so very different.

It came as a huge shock, especially finding the best vet. I'm shocked that the 3rd most popular pet in the country is so far behind cats and dogs with vets.

Thanks for all your help, I'll mention the panacur 10% to the vet and see what they say.

Thanks.

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I am rather surprised that, if you have found an exotics specialist/rabbit-savvy vet, he/she advised worming and Rearguarding as a routine. The feeling is that using it when it isn't needed can make it ineffective if it is ever needed (like people and over-use of antibiotics).
 
I always get the impression with these sorts of plans that they put Panacur and Rearguard in, as something they can add in to make it comparable to a dog or cat plan, rather than as something that they strictly recommend.
 
keletkezes said:
Hi everyone, going to semi-hijack the thread now: I'd like to do a preventative/eradicative 28-day course for my two (I don't think either have ever been wormed), so would you also recommend the liquid mentioned for that? My vet has recommended I do it (the 28-day once, not the 9-day regular) and reminds me every time I go :)
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Definitely use the liquid for that. Cheaper, more accurate and easier to administer.

Your vet should also be able to supply you with the dosage, since they recommended it :)
 
SarahP said:
I always get the impression with these sorts of plans that they put Panacur and Rearguard in, as something they can add in to make it comparable to a dog or cat plan, rather than as something that they strictly recommend.
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Yes, it must be a struggle to find suitable things for a rabbit, given they aren't routinely wormed etc ..:)
 
Given that booster vaccination is, say, £40, that's about £80 per rabbit they have to justify!:shock:
 
SarahP said:
I always get the impression with these sorts of plans that they put Panacur and Rearguard in, as something they can add in to make it comparable to a dog or cat plan, rather than as something that they strictly recommend.
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That's exactly what it is, it took the plan for the injections and other perks. But assumed as it is with other animals that worming is a preventative rather than a cure. Rightly or wrongly so, but just wanting to make sure I'm giving my two the best.

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Other perks being free consultation which I've utilised when Crumpet had statis and also for 15% off her spay and medications. I've more than had my money back from it.

Like I say, they're insured too.

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I've had a plan like that before too - I got money off consultations and operations, but not meds.
 
Your vets could also offer Laprizole liquid solutuon. I've used it a lot for ferrets and rabbits (worming). Never had any issues but I don't routinely worm.

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