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It could be from a few different things like over-grooming, mites, or even a skin infection. Since she’s an indoor bunny, mites might be less likely, but it’s still possible. I’d recommend getting it checked out by a vet to be sure. In the meantime, keep an eye on her behavior and see if she’s licking or biting that spot a lot.

Ah whoops, I knew I forgot some bits! Thank you so much about the advice for the CT scan to shop around. It made me feel comfortable to say right now. Let’s not do it at that one because it was like five hours drive. The bunnies were really stressed just coming back from the vets and it was like the 20 minute drive. He’s not on ant…[Read more]

Hi all, thank you again for all of your messages. I’m like drinking in all of this advice! And so thankful to have you all here, my mum just keeps saying I think it’s time to let him go (it’s been one day!)  I’ve just got back from the vets and he is not in brilliant shape.its  almost like he’s kind of paralysed from from the waist below which…[Read more]

Agree with all of the above, Panacur side effects are rare. If the vet is not sure about treating it, I would find another vet. Most rabbit savvy vets will treat on suspicion without even testing, because the tests are often unreliable. I had to switch vets because my vet was under-dosing both the Panacur and meloxicam. Thankfully you can get…[Read more]

There is a risk of bone marrow suppression with Panacur (fenbendazole), but it is a rare side effect. I only know of one bun here that got bone marrow suppression, it was from oxybendazole (another bendazole). They had to stop the treatment for a while before they could continue it. Because as Em says, ec needs to be treated. Panacur is often…[Read more]

Yeah definitely don’t beat yourself up, it is very frequently misdiagnosed! The main thing is he’s getting the help he needs now,  and it’s good to hear that he’s at least up and moving even if a bit wobbly.

the risk of side effects from panacur are no where near as high as the risk of death from untreated E.cuniculi. Is this a rabbit savvy ve…[Read more]

Hi both, thank you so much this is exactly what I needed to hear!

since posting, I have spoken to the vet and she was actually saying that treatment can be so problematic so wouldn’t blanket treat with panacur unless 100% and she said exactly the same thing even if I brought them in earlier it would’ve been difficult to sort and ID cau…[Read more]

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I would probably opt to reduce the treats and do the supplemental feeding instead. Emeraid is very good at helping poorly rabbits maintain their weight and is nutritionally balanced and not going to trigger stasis, unlike treats. The treats could also be causing her to eat less hay.

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Definitely take him to the vet! Urinary crystals can cause blood in urine.

Don’t beat yourself up, I went through the same thing with my bun. We thought it was just age and arthritis until he started circling and had head tilt… that was months after he started peeing outside the box and having hind leg weakness.

Key is to just start treating with panacur ASAP, and I would do follow ups to check on his kidney function.…[Read more]

It does sound like EC to me but I wouldn’t beat yourself up; it’s often misdiagnosed by even vets, so while yes I would have said he should have been brought the second a problem was suspected if you did bring him to the vet earlier there’s no way of knowing as to whether he would have been treated in time anyway. Mistakes get made, it is unfor…[Read more]