Yep , i think it looks like tapeworms!That's exactly what I thought too when I saw it.
I was absolutely shocked when she said it wasnt tapeworms... but I always hope that the vet knows best. But as she said herself, she has never seen this before. So its totally possible its just a different tapeworm than shes used too. I've been reading all of this out loud to my parents and discussing with them what the best route would be. Thank you all again so much, seriously!
I totally agree that the poop in the picture is NOT seeds but a tapeworm/parasite of some sort. I think your Vet didn’t exactly know what was going on and just told you the next “logical” reasoning to give you an answer. They should of had that sample sent out to a lab for testing.... try this remedy pictured below to help with deworming
My rabbit just poo'd and while cleaning it up I realized he had abnormal white "dots" loosely attached to his poops. I'm a "new-ish" bunny mom who has never come across this, and google has not given me the results I am looking for. Does anyone know what this could be and should I be concerned?
Male rabbit, a bit over a year old approximately, adopted in May after being found in our front yard.
Primarily indoor rabbit with short trips outside in our side yard for exercise (yard has rocks and bricks in it, and sometimes he eats whatever dried leaves blow in on the wind)
I have not noticed any other behavior pointing to any issues, but I am still concerned these are eggs of some type.
White things are VERY loosely attached and fall off easily when touched, they stick to any surface (like a dustpan) due to them being wet and they squish and pop open if pressure is applied.
Unsure if any of this information is helpful, but if any of you know anything, let me know please!
My rabbit just poo'd and while cleaning it up I realized he had abnormal white "dots" loosely attached to his poops. I'm a "new-ish" bunny mom who has never come across this, and google has not given me the results I am looking for. Does anyone know what this could be and should I be concerned?
Male rabbit, a bit over a year old approximately, adopted in May after being found in our front yard.
Primarily indoor rabbit with short trips outside in our side yard for exercise (yard has rocks and bricks in it, and sometimes he eats whatever dried leaves blow in on the wind)
I have not noticed any other behavior pointing to any issues, but I am still concerned these are eggs of some type.
White things are VERY loosely attached and fall off easily when touched, they stick to any surface (like a dustpan) due to them being wet and they squish and pop open if pressure is applied.
Unsure if any of this information is helpful, but if any of you know anything, let me know please!
I googled tape worm eggs and found an image of some tape worm eggs and think it really does look like the ones on your rabbits poo.
Yep that looks just like his! My vet just said she had never seen tape worm present itself in that way.
Thank you so much for all your help, Niomi!! I'll look up Drontal some more and see what I find. My parents think chewy.com probably needs a prescription sent to them. Maybe he won't even need another dose but still good info to know either way!
Good luck!Thank you so much for all your help, Niomi!! I'll look up Drontal some more and see what I find. My parents think chewy.com probably needs a prescription sent to them. Maybe he won't even need another dose but still good info to know either way!
Thank you so much for all your help, Niomi!! I'll look up Drontal some more and see what I find. My parents think chewy.com probably needs a prescription sent to them. Maybe he won't even need another dose but still good info to know either way!
That's good information to know! I'm glad it helped your lil buns, and perhaps its just not recommended because they don't want people using it carelessly and have rabbits inhaling it because of people not knowing how sensitive rabbits are too that. It sounded like you really tried to make it as safe as possible for them and it appeared to work for you, and that's great! I wouldn't feel bad about it, rabbit knowledge is always changing as more and more research is done! I try and learn as much as I can, information can be scarce and conflicting sometimes. Not easy being a bunny parent sometimes haha. But always worth it
