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Failure to gain weight - worms?

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FloLo

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Hi all,

Flo is fairly healthy now and her breathing seems ok again.
However she is failing to gain weight! She is a little on the thin side, at about 2.1kgs but she used to be in the 2.3-2.5kgs range. I've been feeding her a teaspoon of oats daily but still no weight gain.

I found a little white thing on a poop and I think it was a worm. Can worms cause weight loss? Shall I give her panacur?

Ta :)
 
I think worms on rabbit poo are really common but only visible for a moment as they dry out really quickly. I would try panacur anyway though.

Its good she is otherwise doing well, always nice to hear
 
If you want to give her some Panacur I believe you only need to give a 9 day course, not 28 as for EC. This is what the Vet once told me. xx
 
FloLo said:
Hi all,

Flo is fairly healthy now and her breathing seems ok again.
However she is failing to gain weight! She is a little on the thin side, at about 2.1kgs but she used to be in the 2.3-2.5kgs range. I've been feeding her a teaspoon of oats daily but still no weight gain.

I found a little white thing on a poop and I think it was a worm. Can worms cause weight loss? Shall I give her panacur?

Ta :)
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I would get the vet to do a faecal float and find out what's going on. Obviously you can give Panacur for 9 days for pinworms but there may be something more? Coccidia?

How did you get on with the echinacea?
 
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