Preventing E Cuniculi

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- 06/10/2018 at 7:05 AM
  Lmm08
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  Hi
  
  I lost my last rabbit to E Cuniculi. It was so upsetting to see, we had no indication that she wasn’t well- still running around happily, lots of binkys, eating well and no change in behaviour apart from starting to pee on the carpet. The only difference was that she just didn’t ‘feel right’ when I cuddled her. So angry with myself for not taking her to the vet sooner. (She was a Netherland dwarf and 4 1/2 year old when she was put to sleep)
  
  I’m about to get 2 more nethies, a 9 month old and her baby girl when she’s old enough to leave (from breeder), my question is how do I prevent this happening again? From what I’ve read it can be passed on from spores in urine or passed on from the mother. I adopted my last one from a pet shop so don’t know about the mother, so e Cuniculi could have been passed on from her or picked up from pet shop as I don’t have any other rabbits or Guineas. The person I’m buying my next 2 from is a breeder and seems pretty clued up on this and says the parents are worked regularly. But apart from worming them regularly, what else can I do?
  
  Thanks
- 06/10/2018 at 9:06 AM
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  EC can show a false negative when tested, especially if they are asymptatic. Which means if they aren’t showing symptoms, EC can be a negative when tested. Even on bunnies with EC symptoms, they can still be showing a false negative. So there really is no way of knowing they, or any bunny, have EC until they start showing symptoms and have a positive test result.
  
  Why did you have to put your bun to sleep if the only sign was peeing on the floor? Bombur has EC and has been on 3 rounds of Oxibendazole and his only symptom is incontinence and slight hind leg weakness. EC can obviously never be cured, but it can be managed and they can live normal happy lives.
- 06/10/2018 at 12:22 PM
  LittlePuffyTail
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  Bunnies can be carriers of EC their entire lives and never show any symptoms. Symptoms usually arise when a bunny’s immune system is down due to stress or another illness. My, sadly recently passed, Bindi, many years ago, came up suddenly with head tilt and nystagmus (eye scanning) after simultaneously losing his buddy and dealing with severe stasis. I started the treatment the same day I noticed the symptoms and he was fine and back to normal with a couple of weeks. The symptoms stayed dormant for many years, until he passed recently but he also had a lot of other health problems and we’re really not sure what happened in the end.
  
  As AandB mentions, it can be treated. If treatment is quick and aggressive, bunnies have a pretty good chance.
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