Coccidia - are we being over cautious?

A VN friend of mine fosters bunnies for me, she has recently been taking all the babies that I dont have room for. In the last week or so she has had a lot of problems with some of the babies developing bloat and diarrhoea, some were so bad that dispite intensive treatment had to be pts . She had a poo sample sent off for testing and this evening the results came up showing positive for Coccidia. Has anyone had to deal with it before? I have heard so much about it in the past but neither me or Angela have had to deal with it before. Because of the way she keeps the bunnies (huge sheds with enclosures rather than hutches) there is a chance the rest could have become infected despite looking healthy. As a precautionary measure I have suggested treating all of the bunnies (I think she has about 20 there ) for the recommended 10 days and not move any in or out. Claire and Phil were supposed to pick up Candy and Jasper tomorow but that is now going to have to wait as they are also at Angelas.
I know the recommended treatment is Trimethroprim (septrin) but because of the because of the quantity you have to give and the number of bunnies she has its going to be one hell of a task for her to treat them all. I read on a website about the use of Sulphadimethoxine in drinking water, does anyone know anything about its use and availability? or have any other suggestions?

Sorry i have no advice to give, just want to send vibes and to say im thinking of you and your bunnies xxxxx

http://www.bestpetpharmacy.co.uk/detailed_product.asp?id=2019

Mix in same way for Rabbits as for Pigeons

Janex

I posted a link to an article on this in Louise (ellepotter's) thread in rabbit chat - on page 17.

This is page 20, with an exert from that article, plus I mentioned Dana Krempels recommended antibiotics for coccidia http://forums.rabbitrehome.org.uk/showthread.php?t=97494&page=20

Steam cleaning all hutches daily is supposed to help kill it.

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We had it a few years ago, will have a look and see what we treated with

:wave: Cheryl - we used Sulphadimethoxine in the drinking water a few years ago when we lost a bun to Coccidiosis - none of the other buns got ill and thankfully it was eradicated - I would go with that every time now.
At least you had the stool sample done right away to find out what it could be - and treating buns that have no symptoms is also the way to go about it. It doesn't harm the buns and it's best that all buns are treated as a precautionary measure.

When I first got my rabbit Fuzzy in 2000, he wouldn't eat etc. The Vets diagnosed him with Coccidiosis and he also had Molor Spurs which had hurt his tounge, he was very ill and a baby. I got him from Pets At Home and my Vet got onto the phone to them to tell them, they shouldn't be selling rabbits like this. Pets At Home offered to 'replace' Fuzzy, but he was mine and I was already attached.
I don't know what he was treated with now, as I have since moved and have left invoices and things in storage. I do remember having to thouroughly clean his hutch out before he came home, and he did come home and got through the Coccidiosis.
Fuzzy died in 2003 through other problems, he had a very tough short 3 years of his life but was the friendliest and loving of rabbits I have known.