Baby bunny with Coccidia

[bunmom831]

We adopted a bunny to be a bonded friend to our 9 month old female Holland Lop. When we took him (Theodore) to the vet, she informed me that he was much younger than we thought (6 weeks) and had coccidia. She said other than that he was as healthy as could be. he showed no signs of the infection it just showed up in his fecal test. I have read horror stories online. Has anyone had a full recovery and a happy life with a bunny after coccidia? Our other bunny Piper tested negative for it, so the vet said she was more than likely able to fight it off herself. They are separated until he is cleared.

– Worried Bun MOM

[Deleted User]

Poor thing probably got it due to premature weaning and then moving to environment. Here’s a good article that outlines the treatment and prognosis of the infection. It seems pretty optimistic, so hang on to hope! http://www.netvet.co.uk/rabbits/coccidiosis.htm
Even once your little one is cleared, you can’t keep bunnies (not even supervised play dates) together until 1-2 months after both have been fixed. This is because hormones can make them fight to the death, if given the chance. Even if your older one is fixed, it is still dangerous due to territorial issues and the fact that an altered bun will still act hormonal when in close proximity to an unaltered bun. You have months to go until you can even begin the proper bonding process.
Hope your little one pulls through! Those first few weeks are always so scary. Hang in there

[tobyluv]

One of my past bunnies was one we found on the street and she had coccidia. She had the intestinal form of coccidia, which is milder. I was given Albon tablets to crush and put in her water, and that easily cleared it up.

[Bam]

I think we’ve had quite a few buns here that had coccidia as very young. Albon or Bactrim is as a rule prescribed.

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