Worm Medication: did it make anyone else’s bunny lose their litter habits?

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- 12/15/2020 at 8:24 AM
  Beatrices mum
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  Hey all! So I found out about a week ago my poor bun has pinworms ( vet said she’s totally fine ) so I’ve been giving her the medication that was prescribed to us, fenbendazole, she’s been taking it for 5 days, last night was her final dose. But in the last 3 days she’s been acting completely crazy, she has been peeing and pooping all over my bed, nipping me on my arms and chewing my hair while I sleep. 3 nights ago we noticed her pooping on the bed but didn’t realize how much. Then the next night she peed on my pillow ( nearly on my head) and left poops all in the duvet. Last night I put her blanket on the bed beside me and she only pooped on that however when I went to shower this morning I came back and she had peed all over my pillows and pooped all over the rest of the bed. Is this normal on this medication?! She’s usually very good she has full free roam of my room and we haven’t had an issue with this in 2 months, she’s 4 and a half months now. I love having her sleep with me ( she often flops beside me and demands pets ) so I hope this is just because of the medication and not her going into her teenage behaviour. She’s currently on timeout and I think I’m going to confine her tonight to sleep. If anyone has had a similar experience or knows why she might be actions out, or has any other suggestions please let me know!
- 12/15/2020 at 9:55 AM
  DanaNM
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  The timing with her age makes me think it is more likely to be puberty, unfortunately!
  
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- 12/15/2020 at 10:59 AM
  Wick & Fable
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  It does align well with normal puberty, where a rabbit’s hormones that drive territorial and mating instincts start becoming active! It may be frustrating, but it is a natural process all rabbits go through, and the fluctuation of litter habits is common. Following a spay, it’ll be easier to reinstate those litter habits. Until then, you may need to be strategic/restrictive in where she has access to and where litterboxes should be placed.
  
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