In January I adopted a wonderful little bunny from a nearby rescue. She was pregnant when she came into the rescue and raised a litter of five babies there. Her babies (now about 9 months) are all still at the rescue. Today I found out that one of her babies, who's only contact with other bunnies was his littermates and mom, has EC and it's showing up as white spots in his eyes. That means he likely picked it up from Chummy. He was housed next to a rabbit recovering from head tilt but never came into contact with them.
Earlier in the week I began to suspect my other rabbit, who Chummy is bonded to, has EC because he appears to be having kidney problems despite his healthy house rabbit lifestyle and the fact he is only 3. His excessive water intake/excessive peeing has been going on since before I had Chummy, however. (Last summer I took him to a vet who thought everything looked normal. His litterbox habits were good, I just thought he was drinking a large amount which was his normal.) I took him to a different vet Thursday for a urine sample, and am waiting for blood results. I asked the vet about preventatively deworming the rabbits regardless, because they'd been in contact with my parents cat and dog, and he said he prefers being conservative with administering dewormers unless there is actually a parasite present.
I'll definitely bring this up with my vet on Monday. I'm just not sure what to expect as far as treating the buns goes. Any insight? Should I just go ahead and worm the rabbits with Panacur since I don't need a prescription, regardless of what's up with Bramble since chances are they are infected? (I'll obviously still treat Bramble according to what the vet says to do). I'm guessing that would save me money because I'm a broke university student hoping to save money where possible.
Earlier in the week I began to suspect my other rabbit, who Chummy is bonded to, has EC because he appears to be having kidney problems despite his healthy house rabbit lifestyle and the fact he is only 3. His excessive water intake/excessive peeing has been going on since before I had Chummy, however. (Last summer I took him to a vet who thought everything looked normal. His litterbox habits were good, I just thought he was drinking a large amount which was his normal.) I took him to a different vet Thursday for a urine sample, and am waiting for blood results. I asked the vet about preventatively deworming the rabbits regardless, because they'd been in contact with my parents cat and dog, and he said he prefers being conservative with administering dewormers unless there is actually a parasite present.
I'll definitely bring this up with my vet on Monday. I'm just not sure what to expect as far as treating the buns goes. Any insight? Should I just go ahead and worm the rabbits with Panacur since I don't need a prescription, regardless of what's up with Bramble since chances are they are infected? (I'll obviously still treat Bramble according to what the vet says to do). I'm guessing that would save me money because I'm a broke university student hoping to save money where possible.
Last edited: