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worming

Georgeypudding

Wise Old Thumper
should i or shouldnt i?
my bun will be going to live outside when he gets a lady friend so he will be at a higher risk?
i dont think ill be offered it at my vets but iff i ask im sure they wont refuse.

what do others do?
 
It's a good idea when you introduce a new bun to your existing bun to give both buns a 28 day course of Panacur to eliminate any intestinal worms and to reduce the risk of any active infection of E.Cuniculi - in case one bun is a carrier.
After this you can either do top up worming 9 days once, twice or several times a year or just do the full 28 days after buns have been in contact with other buns/shared a garden used by other buns etc... e.g if they go into boarding for example.
If your buns never have any further contact with other rabbits you may not need to bother with any more courses after the first 28 day course, unless bun shows signs of EC symptoms.
 
I'm fairly new to bunnies - have had Charlee since she was 8 wks old and she is now 5.5 months. She was spayed at 4 months and recieved her myxi vaccs then as well. On her vaccination card it says she is due for panacur in June. I was in at the vets the other day picking up some pellets and other bits and bobs, and asked the head nurse about it. She said it was done to prevent E.Cuniculi which she said was fairly common in bunnies. I believe it is a standard practice that my vet carries out - similar to the vaccinations. Would be interesting to know if it is standard at other vets as well.
 
Would be interesting to know if it is standard at other vets as well.

Not necessarily, it will depend on the vet and their knowledge of exotics!
The manufacturer of Panacur states that a 9 day course is sufficient for EC but at a recent lecture by some leading exotic vets in the UK following research it has been shown that 9 days as far as EC is concerned is pretty much a waste of time and a one-off 28 day course is far more effective. :wave:
 
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