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Why do buns have to be wormed for 5 days?
- Thread starter Nicola3
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,I remember you saying that before, but I have read that for pinworms to be visible on a bun it means that the infestation of worms is pretty bad. This is only from what I have read in tinternet. I quote 'You will not usually see signs of pin worm unless it is a severe infestation. Typical signs include slow growth rate, poor condition and low resistance to intestinal diseases."
I wonder why you were told to give one dose and then another dose 3 weeks later instead of a course of 5 day treatment? Does anybody else just worm their buns with a single treatment?
Obviously, I would prefer to only give Harv a single dose as I am not sure whether he has them or not but if this isn't going to be effective I will have to stick to the 5 day course.
Does everyone on here stick to a 5 day course or do some peopel just give a single dose?
Shiv, can you remember what dosage you had to give your Zion?
Hugs,
Nic n Harv xxx
ShivyRex
Mama Doe
I think the dose was 0.6ml but I can't remember exactly. I still have the bottle at home with some left so I can check. When you go to woodlands and if you happen to see Jane then ask her why she only recommended the one dose.
Good luck at the vets. As I have said before I would give him a dose of panacur to be on the safe side.
Hugs
Shiv xXXx
I'm seeing Justine as she has treated Harv from the very start and she also advised a 5 day course if Harv has them. I will ask why Jane only recommended the one dose and another 3 wks later :thumb:
If that is another way of worming buns I would rather go with that option as it is less meds.
Hugs,
Nic n Harv xxx
naturestee
Alpha Buck
Nicola3 said:
That's because the worming meds (Ivermectin? That's what we use.) only kill one life stage of the pinworms. So it'll kill the adults but all the larvae (babies) will be left. So the second dose is to kill off the larvae when they change to adults a few weeks later. This is the most common way to treat pinworms in the US.
Sometimes it needs a lot more than that. I know someone on another forum who's been treating her rabbit's pinworms for maybe two months now. They just won't die! :shock:
