Coccidia and pinworms

[Cinnabunn the bunny]

Hello, I ended up getting a fecal sample done on my two new rescued bunns. It turns out they are positive for coccidia and pin worms. I have talked to a vet about treatment but I am confused as to if treatment is necessary or not. The vet didn’t seem too worried about the pinworms but said we should try to treat the coccidia even though adult rabbits usually fight it off. I also did research online and I got the same consensus that it’s not super life threatening but still better to treat.
The rescued rabbits are a little under a year old and I also have two other rabbits in a different room in the house. I just wanted to know if expensive medications are really needed or if any of you have found other ways to go about it.

[Muchelle]

Coccidia is risky because if it gets bad it may cause anorexia, so I def recommend treatment. My bun had a pretty bad infestation but it only took one pill admininstered by the vet tech (don’t remember the medicine name, it was ages ago…). It costed about 10 euros for the treatment.
Can’t say about pinworms, maybe some other more experienced members can be of more help

[tobyluv]

One of my past bunnies was one that we found on the street. She had coccidia and tapeworm. One or both were making her have messy droppings. We were given tablets of Albon to put in her water for a few days for the coccidia. I don’t know if that’s still the preferred treatment or not. She got a shot of Droncit for the tapeworm. This was several years ago, but I don’t remember the pills and shot being expensive.

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