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Advice on worms please

L

Lynette

Warren Scout
Hello,

I'm really hoping someone can give me some advice.

Rusty has moved to the garage this week and all is fine there; still eating but I have noticed that it hasn't been quite as much over the last few months; although nothing that conerned me or the vet as I thought after him being ill at Christmas his eating habits were just levelling out.

I went out this morning and Rusty had weed and done some runny poo ( I think it was that anyway as it was all mixed in) and there was a very strange thing in it. I picked it up with a stick and it looked like a dead worm. Probably about an inch long and quite narrow (not your typical gargen worm).

Sorry to be so graphic :shock:

Now Rusty was very ill over Christmas and he tests done for worms (does it begin with E.. I can never remember the name) and it came back negative and we had been medicating for it before hand anyway.

Now it could be a case that a worm has just gone into the garage and found a nice wet smelley patch but i'm really not sure.

I'm very worried and really need advice.

Thanks people X
 
Hi Lynette

Sorry to hear about Rusty :cry:

I doubt the thing would be a worm, it sounds more like a string of muccous, which is produced when the digestive tract is inflamed.

The type of worms rabbits usually get (pinworms) are only about a cm long, and are white and wriggley.
 
I wouldn't have thought he had eaten a worm or that rabbit worms would be that large (although my lot did lick bird poo once, it was very expensive.

I bit of runny poo can be worrying but if he is eating, drinking and seems bright in himself, it probably isn't too much of a problem in itself.

I'm not sure if they do tonics for rabbits as such (I used to use Metatone with my guinea pigs), however, have you tried a probiotic? I use Avipro-Plus and it gives them extra vitamins too.
 
I've saved what ever it is anyway. I'm going to get the OH to have a look at it and see what he thinks. Shall I post pictures? :shock: Bet you would all love that :lol:

If it is the mocous is that something to worry about?
 
Hello,

Went home and checked it again and it was some stringy poo :oops:

Silly me.

I think the eating has got a bit slower because of the house move. He is still eating though; so we shall carry on keeping a close eye.

Thanks for the advice earlier - put my mind at rest while I was in work.

Lynette X
 
Have you given him anything for the stringy poo? Pineapple or papaya tablets or something? His tummy might be slowing up, so I would get in quick if I were you to try to prevent GI stasis (sorry - I am paranoid about such things! :oops: :lol: )
 
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