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I do 9 days now - apparently me wanting to do 28 was overkill [emoji38].... do you Panacur them all for 28 days?
I do 9 days now - apparently me wanting to do 28 was overkill [emoji38]
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My vet [emoji38] I asked when I got Fleur and they said only 9 days 28 was overkillWho said it was overkill?
9 days doesn't affect E.C. so what's the value of it? (if a rabbit doesn't have obvious worms ...)
My vet [emoji38] I asked when I got Fleur and they said only 9 days 28 was overkill
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As far as we know, you don't need Panacur unless the rabbit has worms or EC, 9 days for worms and 28 days for EC! Some Vets recommend that we Panacur new rabbits, or rabbits that have lost weight.
Never wormed any new pets that come into the house. So no, we don't panacur new buns. I would however if they're known to be a carrier of EC.
I used to flea treat the ferrets when I got a new one just because they were routinely treated anyway. (Raw diet and living outside, important to worm & flea treat).
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My two are both on a 28 day course of Panacur as Nancy has EC and therefore Will is also being treated.
My rabbit savvy Vet does not agree with the regular 9 day precautionary worming of rabbits but I don't know his opinion on the subject of new rabbits. If I remember I will ask on Monday when Nancy has a check-up.
28 days then reviewed for EC treatment, 9 days for when they might be susceptible. I give 9 days to new rabbits. I must put this on my list of things to ask my new (kind of) vet to see what she recommends, I expect it will be the same
I’m currently giving my two buns panacur and had originally only planned to do 9 days as a precaution but was going to finish their syringe, I’m not sure how many doses are in a syringe? I find the syringe dosage really tricky as the recommended 1 graduation is so slight, sometimes I’m not sure whether they’re getting 1 or 2 doses which is worrying. Luckily they happily take their meds from the syringe, goodness knows how I’d track the dosage if they were tricky patients.
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Gawd yea hate those syringe ones with the bumps and lines per dose which don't line up [emoji38] much prefer the liquid.I was having a discussion about those Panacur syringes with my vet the other day. It's not an accurate dosage per weight with those and of course being only 9 days is much more expensive if you want to cover for E.C. at 28 days.
I remember using one of them quite a few years ago for an emergency head tilt rabbit. I agree, the dosage is a bit off. My vet did think that the paste in syringes was more palatable than the bottle of Panacur though, and I think that may be right