Managed to speak to a vet at the Bristol Small Animal Center the other day. It was not one of the rabbit specialist chaps as I couldn't get hold of them.
He said he couldn't see any reason why we cant start moving/rehoming rabbits again once they have finished both lots of treatment (Aprolium Hydrochloride and Trimethoprim) and a few random stool samples have come back clear.
He was under the impression once coccidiosis has settled in an area (by that he means a bad outbreak of it) no matter how much you steam clean or disinfect your not going to get rid of everything.
He didn't seem to think quarantining for a lengthy period would make any difference after treatment/stool samples came back clear, as they would probably have a higher chance of reinfecting themselves in there current environment then a new one.
He could not guarantee they would not relapse x amount of time down the line but as long as people follow standard quarantine procedures when moving/keeping exposed rabbits he thought the risk of passing it on or them having a relapse would be minimal in a new environment.
There's nothing else we can do other then what we are already doing. There is other drugs we can try if we get further cases but for preventative measures we are sticking to the two mentioned above.
He went on to say this was only his OPINION and he is not an expert on the parasite.
I've got to say I have been a bit disillusioned with the likes of FHB, The Bristol Rabbit Clinic and the Edinburgh Vet School. They are terribly hard to get hold of. I didn't once get to speak to a vet direct. They would only speak to my own vet on a referral when I only wanted to ask a few simple questions or they say they will pass a message on and not get back to you.
Not impressed at all,
Louise
He said he couldn't see any reason why we cant start moving/rehoming rabbits again once they have finished both lots of treatment (Aprolium Hydrochloride and Trimethoprim) and a few random stool samples have come back clear.
He was under the impression once coccidiosis has settled in an area (by that he means a bad outbreak of it) no matter how much you steam clean or disinfect your not going to get rid of everything.
He didn't seem to think quarantining for a lengthy period would make any difference after treatment/stool samples came back clear, as they would probably have a higher chance of reinfecting themselves in there current environment then a new one.
He could not guarantee they would not relapse x amount of time down the line but as long as people follow standard quarantine procedures when moving/keeping exposed rabbits he thought the risk of passing it on or them having a relapse would be minimal in a new environment.
There's nothing else we can do other then what we are already doing. There is other drugs we can try if we get further cases but for preventative measures we are sticking to the two mentioned above.
He went on to say this was only his OPINION and he is not an expert on the parasite.
I've got to say I have been a bit disillusioned with the likes of FHB, The Bristol Rabbit Clinic and the Edinburgh Vet School. They are terribly hard to get hold of. I didn't once get to speak to a vet direct. They would only speak to my own vet on a referral when I only wanted to ask a few simple questions or they say they will pass a message on and not get back to you.
Not impressed at all,
Louise
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