This will probably be long, but will give you an idea of the rubbishness of some vets.
1) Have you had a bunny with EC, what signs were evident?
Yes, my bridge bun Charlie. He dragged his legs behind in the one day, we took him to the emergency vet round the corner from our house but by the time we got there he was fine. The emergency vet basically told us to stop wasting his time, that was the Saturday. I was intending to take him to my proper vet on Monday just to be on the safe side. Then on the Sunday we found him stuck on his side flapping around like a fish out of water - absolutely heartbreaking
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2) Did you get much help/advice from your vets? If so, what?
It was Sunday so we took him to the emergency vet round the corner, who told us he'd probably had a stroke and would need to be PTS. I asked about EC and he basically shooed me out of the surgery. So I called my normal surgery, got the number for their out of hours emergency vet (its at a different surgery) and went there. They told me he'd probably had a stroke and cos he was almost 8 years old there was nothing they could do for him, and implied he should be PTS there and then. I asked about EC and they basically didn't listen. I asked them to do as I asked and to give him painkillers/anti inflammatories, steroids and painkillers. They did and wanted to keep him in and put him on a drip, and would transfer him to my usual vet first thing the next day.
My usual vet was brilliant - by the time he called me he'd already put Charlie on panacur and metachlopramide, and he continued the painkillers and steroids. He said it was probably EC but might also be a severe inner ear infection - he xrayed Charlie's head to try to work it out. Charlie lived at the vets (with my vet visiting him through the night) for a week, was then a day patient for a fortnight so they could keep an eye on him while I was at work. He was left tilted but that went away after a year or so. He lived for almost 3 more years before we had to say goodbye to him at the grand old age of 10 and a half.
3) Is there anything you felt you should have known about EC that you were not told (and you subsequently found out on the net/from another source)?
Luckily, I already knew a fair bit from reading about other peoples experiences on here.
4) What information would you have found helpful?
I learned more things from looking after Charlie - like he was most comfy if I could wedge him with things so he didn't keep rolling over, and to wedge him whicever way his head said was up, even if that meant he was infact upside down. Holding him in my arms was the only way to keep him calm at one point. I think also I hadn't realised just how long it was going to take for him to get better, and that we had to just keep going and not give up hope.
5) Do you now routinely worm your rabbit?
Yes. Probably 3 times a year, or if they're going somewhere ie the bunny sitter, or when Charlie was PTS I immediately wormed Lavender incase she was stressed and also cos she would potentially be meeting a new bun (then I wormed Darwin as soon as he arrived at our house). I'm probably over cautious!
6) Which wormer do you use (lapizole or panacur paste)? Do you use that wormer because its easier to administer/your pet prefers the taste/its what the vet gave you?
I buy panacur rabbit (ie the paste in the tubes) and put it in the middle of things (such as sugar snaps peas, or thes elittle buscuit treats that I open and fill with panacur). I buy it in bulk from
http://www.vetuk.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=17_43&products_id=1105&zenid=muaouuoeb0htr6fc4urmd1aph0. I use this cos its what the vet originally used, he gave me the liquid cat (or maybe dog) one but the paste is easier to administer.
Hope this is the sort of thing you were after. Sorry its so long!