I remember reading theads about EC and thinking how awful it sounded but can't recall that much about it other than that.
I took two of my buns in for their myxi jab this week and also took another two, Peggy and Sue (former BARC buns) to have their teeth checked. Both sets of teeth were fine (although I have to keep an eye on Peggy) but Sue has lost weight (as I had suspected).
The vet suggested worming them both and then to bring Sue back to be weighed again. If she has lost more he will take bloods. I asked what he would be testing for and he said he wasn't sure whether to test for EC - would I want to know? I wasn't sure what he meant and he had spent ages with my four buns and had been running late anyway. Peggy and Sue are kept outside. They are not bonded with my other three yet but they do rub noses through the wire. As it is a virus I guess if Sue does have EC all the others will need to be tested?
Is EC incurable? If there is anything that could be done, then I would want to know and do all I could for Sue. Neither Peggy or Sue are cuddle buns and hate being handled. Sue did take her Panacur on a small piece of wholemeal bread (not ideal I know but I didn't want to stress her out by shoving a syringe in her mouth), but Peggy wouldn't eat it. She doesn't eat when I am watching for some reason!
I am now really worried about all my buns. I have two indoor buns as well - but hopefully they wouldn't have caught it too.
Any info from those of you who have had buns with EC would be appreciated. I haven't had Sue that long and she was in rescue ages before coming to me. I want to give her a long and happy life if I possibly can. I was stroking her this evening while she was nomming hay and looking at her little face was breaking my heart.
I took two of my buns in for their myxi jab this week and also took another two, Peggy and Sue (former BARC buns) to have their teeth checked. Both sets of teeth were fine (although I have to keep an eye on Peggy) but Sue has lost weight (as I had suspected).
The vet suggested worming them both and then to bring Sue back to be weighed again. If she has lost more he will take bloods. I asked what he would be testing for and he said he wasn't sure whether to test for EC - would I want to know? I wasn't sure what he meant and he had spent ages with my four buns and had been running late anyway. Peggy and Sue are kept outside. They are not bonded with my other three yet but they do rub noses through the wire. As it is a virus I guess if Sue does have EC all the others will need to be tested?
Is EC incurable? If there is anything that could be done, then I would want to know and do all I could for Sue. Neither Peggy or Sue are cuddle buns and hate being handled. Sue did take her Panacur on a small piece of wholemeal bread (not ideal I know but I didn't want to stress her out by shoving a syringe in her mouth), but Peggy wouldn't eat it. She doesn't eat when I am watching for some reason!
I am now really worried about all my buns. I have two indoor buns as well - but hopefully they wouldn't have caught it too.
Any info from those of you who have had buns with EC would be appreciated. I haven't had Sue that long and she was in rescue ages before coming to me. I want to give her a long and happy life if I possibly can. I was stroking her this evening while she was nomming hay and looking at her little face was breaking my heart.
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