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- 08/09/2016 at 11:46 PM
  PeterWillow
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  Hey guys,
  I recently adopted a 1 year old Angora mix from the humane society. I already have another rabbit and wantEd him to have a companion while I’m at work. Well the little girl I adopted has had issues ever since I rescued her. At first she got a bad upper respiratory infection a week after having her, then she had a cuterebra infection (worm like maggot parasite). Both times I have taken her to the vet to receive care but now I found another cuterebra in her neck. This will be the 4th visit since I got her. I called the humane society to see what her previous owners were like but things seem to check out fine (unless they were lying?) I feel so flustered because my poor baby just keeps dealing with these issues. Help!
- 08/10/2016 at 12:11 AM
  jerseygirl
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  Wow you have had a rocky start with her. Thanks for adopting and looking out for her!
  Is her fur still pretty long? If so, I wonder if it would pay to have her clipped and see if there are anymore nasties hidden?
  How is the respiratory condition now? It’s possible this came on because she was already carrying the parasites. The larvae can also travel to the nasal cavity.
  
  We have a regular member here who just dealt with cuterebra. She thinks it’s simply from when she gave her rabbit some time outside to play.
- 08/10/2016 at 10:12 AM
  RafaelaM89
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  I also have experience with cuterebra. I had a male rabbit named Bella who recently passed away, but he had one bum leg. He caught a nail in his pen when he was very small and became paraplegic. Anyhoo, since he wasn’t as mobile as he used to, he also would get them often, especially when I let him outside. This is what I did. 1, clean the affected area with a warm wash cloth with a little bit of soap on it (not too much, you dont even need to see bubbles). Clean it up and push the hair away from the affected area. If the air hole is already open, try not to mess with it. Grab far away from both sides of the hole and push down and up. Essentially not giving that little booger anywhere to go besides out of his hole. After they “pop” out, clean up the area again and lather, and lather and try to get as much neosporin in the hole as possible. By the morning, you will notice a significant difference in the size of the hole and you just keep cleaning the area daily and putting neosporin on it. Sometimes we have to be their Nurses right?
- 08/10/2016 at 10:59 PM
  LBJ10
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  How long have you had your bunny? Do you let her outside? If you’ve had her awhile, it’s doubtful she had the buggies before you adopted her. I agree with Jersey, it might be a good idea to have her clipped to make sure there isn’t anything else hiding in there. Bunnies are prone to abscesses, so it’s important to get them removed and the area cleaned really well.
- 08/11/2016 at 10:56 PM
  PeterWillow
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  I’ve had her almost a month now and after several visits to the vet, they said Willow must have been an outdoor rabbit. From the size of the maggots, the vet said they looked about a month old. I have taken her outside a few times but ever since the first one appeared I stopped. They all seem to be near her face and neck too which is the fluffier part of her body so they are hard to spot. I’ve been checking her daily for new infections.
- 08/11/2016 at 10:58 PM
  PeterWillow
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  I had no idea you could do it at home! Everything I’ve read says to take to the vet. The only thing I fear is not getting the whole worm out and creating an abcess. I’ll have to try it next time.
- 08/12/2016 at 2:23 PM
  RafaelaM89
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  You are correct, you have to make sure you get the whole worm out. But usually if you can pop the little bugger out and rinse out the area with a little warm water and then neosporin it, Ive found it to be very effective and a big money and time saver.
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