Worms in litter pan

[flopsysmom]

Hi All-



I have 7 bunnies that all live happily together. But, when something goes wrong health wise, I don't know which bun it is. I am finding worms in their litter pan. I assume that they all have them, but I don't know how they got them. Is there a de-wormer that I can purchase on-line or in an animal store myself, or do I have to take them all to the vet?

 

[ra7751]

Hi,

I would suggest not attempting treatment yourself. Most of the common dewormers available without prescription can be very harmful or fatal to rabbits. And it is important to know what worms you are dealing with. And don't assume the worms are coming from your rabbit directly....certain flies lay eggs in rabbit poop/urine.

Randy

 

[flopsysmom]

Thank you for your answer. You might have a good point. I assumed they were coming from the buns, but since the weather has been rainy here there have been no flies. And, no worms in the pan!

 

[pamnock]

I agree with Randy. Can you post a photo of the worms?

Pam

 

[tonyshuman]

If the vet has seen all the bunnies before, you might be able to take in a fecal sample for testing and ask the vet to prescribe dewormer for all of your bunnies.

 

[pamnock]

flopsysmom wrote:

Thank you for your answer. You might have a good point. I assumed they were coming from the buns, but since the weather has been rainy here there have been no flies. And, no worms in the pan!

The fly larvae would be very active and somewhat thick bodies (thicker than pinworms).

fly maggots:



Pinworms:

Pam

 

[thumperflower]

I use Panacur rabbit wormer for my two. It's an oral paste that you administer over a nine day period. I treat every six months.

 

[bunhugger]

Sometimes there are worms in bale hay....do you have hay in the litter box?

 

[Maureen Las]

bunhugger wrote:

Sometimes there are worms in bale hay....do you have hay in the litter box?

OMG now another thing to worry about with farm hay ; didn't know that

 

[thumperflower]

I use a wooden pellet litter in the tray and buy pre-packed hay to decrease the chances of worm/mites.........with bale hay you take a risk!

 

[Luv-bunniz]

angieluv wrote:

bunhugger wrote:

Sometimes there are worms in bale hay....do you have hay in the litter box?

OMG now another thing to worry about with farm hay ; didn't know that

Remember, even packages hay has come from hay from a field - just like baled hay. The only difference is that sometimes pre-packed hay is dust extracted and has insectides, people have been kknown to find cockroaches, beetles, "stink flys", wasps, dead mice/rats and various other things in packages hay so bales arent that bad, the companys arent going to sit there sifting through every piece of hay - packaged or bailed

 

[Pet_Bunny]

angieluv wrote:

bunhugger wrote:

Sometimes there are worms in bale hay....do you have hay in the litter box?

OMG now another thing to worry about with farm hay ; didn't know that

I just talked to a breeder that I get my bale of hay from. She treats her bunnies with a dewormer once or twice a year.You never know what can get in the hay that lays in the field, so she does it as a preventative.