Fleas

[nicole123]

Well, yesterday i was taking mr sniffers out to clean his cage when i saw a black bug crawl over his nose. I thought it might be a flea, but it kind of looked too big to be one(in my opinion). Anyways, i tried to get it out, but i couldn't, no matter how hard i tried. So can someone please tell me how i can tell if he has fleas and what to do if he does? I really can't afford a trip to the vet right now, but if it's an emergency i guess i can borrow some money off my friends....

 

[Maureen Las]

Nicole you need to look your rabbit over and see if there any any other insects on your bun. One insect doen't mean a flea
here is a printout

http://www.medirabbit.com/EN/Skin_diseases/Parasitic/fleas.PDF

 

[Maureen Las]

http://www.rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=12922&forum_id=10

If you don't know what it is take the rabbit to a rabbit saavy vet

Do not use over the counter remedies that say they are safe ; most of them are not .

 

[Shainabee]

When I first got Clyde he has fleas and I thought they were huge fleas! like abnormal ha but I knew what they were.

Depending on the age/weight of the bun,you could use kitten/cat advantage for it.

My vet gave it to me when I took Clyde it for fleas.
Clyde is a 2 month old french lop who weighs a little over 2 1/2 pounds and they told me to use HALF of a tube once a month.

 

[Maureen Las]

Advantage comes in different strengths so you would have to specify the strength of it
Revolution can also be usedOn rabbbits but it is prescription only .............

Neither of these drugs are over the counter

 

[tonyshuman]

Also, any flies can be really bad news. Maggots etc can kill a bunny quickly. We just recently had a bunny on the forum who died from maggots, as they couldn't get to him in time to safe him.