has anyone heard of the illness mucoid enteritus i run a rescue in my area and its killing all my bunnies the vets are doing everything they can so far ive lost 10 but 4 more are going down hill can any one shed any light on what causes it or treatment the vets have given me baytrill and thats all they dont no much about it im at my wits end please help!!!!!
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HELP!!!!! mucoid enteritus
- Thread starter bunnyrun
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Sue&Sooty
Wise Old Thumper
Oh My Goodness :shock: How awful 
Sorry can't help but hope you can get it sorted soon
Edit: Goggled it and came up with this :?
http://www.threelittleladiesrabbitry.com/mucoidenteritis.php
Sorry can't help but hope you can get it sorted soonEdit: Goggled it and came up with this :?
http://www.threelittleladiesrabbitry.com/mucoidenteritis.php
Bavarian Bunny
Wise Old Thumper
It does not sound like an infectous disease from that google link. :? More like a problem caused by change in diet.
14 ill bunnies sounds like some major infection to me.
14 ill bunnies sounds like some major infection to me.
Oh no how awful Could it be coccidiosis causing the diarrhoea? There is some information here: http://www.medirabbit.com/EN/GI_dis...iosis_general.PDF#search="coccidiosis rabbit"
I think the antibiotic Septrin is used to treat it.
I really hope you get your buns sorted out very soon xxx
Could it be coccidiosis causing the diarrhoea? There is some information here: http://www.medirabbit.com/EN/GI_dis...iosis_general.PDF#search="coccidiosis rabbit" I think the antibiotic Septrin is used to treat it.
I really hope you get your buns sorted out very soon
xxxMucoid enteritis
Hi. Oh Dear Poor You as you now know this is very serious many years ago when i had first got into bunnies I had to deal with this :shock: I lost 11 buns over a weekend & the vets then knew nothing about it :shock: I turned to breeders whom I contacted from the BRC mag they gave me lots of advice which I then passed on to my vet you have to get the gut moving at all costs then i used Prepulsid (no longer available)get lots of fluids into them & try to keep their body tempreture up(use a heat pad or hot water bottle) give lots of pain relief At that time nobody knew if it was an infection or caused by parasites but a breeder friend of mine lost nearly all her rabbits including adults Baytril was prescribed & seemed to be the right drug as some did survive I also tried with good results the old sulphur based drug terramycin so thats an option if you don't get any improvement in your bunnies healing vibes coming your way as i know you are going to need them.
Hi.
Oh Dear Poor You as you now know this is very serious many years ago when i had first got into bunnies I had to deal with this :shock: I lost 11 buns over a weekend & the vets then knew nothing about it :shock: I turned to breeders whom I contacted from the BRC mag they gave me lots of advice which I then passed on to my vet you have to get the gut moving at all costs then i used Prepulsid (no longer available)get lots of fluids into them & try to keep their body tempreture up(use a heat pad or hot water bottle) give lots of pain relief At that time nobody knew if it was an infection or caused by parasites but a breeder friend of mine lost nearly all her rabbits including adults Baytril was prescribed & seemed to be the right drug as some did survive I also tried with good results the old sulphur based drug terramycin so thats an option if you don't get any improvement in your bunnies healing vibes coming your way as i know you are going to need them. Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
Are the Buns being treated with a coccidiostat too?
Mucoid Enteropathy in large rabbit groups, especially youngsters, can be the result of coccidiosis.
Janex
Mucoid Enteropathy in large rabbit groups, especially youngsters, can be the result of coccidiosis.
Janex
