Simultaneously with treatment, you'll need to ramp up cleaning of your rabbit's hutch and play area, removing all faeces until the infection clears up. Additionally, you must be cautious of wild rabbits entering your garden, especially if they have access to areas where your pets have access. Babies are frequently more severely affected than adults, with symptoms including lethargy, significant weight loss, and diarrhoea. Be cautious: E. cuniculi is zoonotic and can affect humans too, especially those with weaker immune systems. You should regularly clean your rabbit's hutch and keep dogs and cats away from their grazing area. Additionally, you should immediately clean up any other pets' mess in the garden. Foxes should be kept as far away from your garden and any areas where your rabbit may graze as possible. If you notice any evidence of a fox, remove it immediately.

Frequently, there are no symptoms or only very mild ones. You may notice your rabbit scratching and biting excessively near their bottom, or you may notice tiny white worms around their anus or in their faeces. Weight loss or a degraded coat condition may also indicate an established worm infestation. Please see the Veterinary Medicines Directorate for up to date information on this product and its classification.Further information on the restricted veterinary medicines we sell can be found here. Keep their living space clean. Keep your rabbits’ environment clean, and regularly use a pet safe disinfectant that kills E. cuniculi spores. If you’re not sure which cleaner is best then talk to your vet for advice. It’s also best not to share items, hutches or runs between groups of rabbits to reduce the risk of diseases spreading between them. We are very grateful to members who take time to answer other members questions, but please do be clear in your replies that you are sharing personal experience and not giving instructions on what must be done.Please keep in mind that posts on this forum are from members of the public sharing personal opinions. It is not a replacement for qualified medical advice from a veterinarian. Many illnesses share similar symptoms but require different treatments. A medical exam is necessary for an accurate diagnosis, without which appropriate treatment cannot be given. If your rabbit has stopped eating, they may need drugs to keep their guts moving (to prevent gut stasis). If they have developed a bacterial infection, they may need antibiotics ( E. cuniculi can affect the immune system and increases the chance of another infection). If your rabbit is extremely unwell, they may need to stay in the hospital for intensive care and a fluid drip to keep them hydrated. In some circumstances, it may be necessary to transfer your rabbit to a specialist vet for treatment. Caring for your rabbit I would not use it! Yes, it's the same ingredient, and yes we used to use dog/cat panacur before one was licenced for rabbits, but if you look at those two links that Karen has given, the rabbit dose rate is 20mg/kg, the dog/cat dose rate is 100mg/kg, so even though the size of the syringe graduations differ, you would still be giving quite a large overdose. Also, I would suspect that they are flavoured differently - the panacur rabbit is flavoured with aniseed I believe to make it palatable for rabbits, the dog/cat one is probably meat flavoured (I am guessing at this, but that seems to make sense to me). To treat E. caniculi, your rabbit will need an anti-parasitic treatment such as fenbendazole (Panacur, Lapizole). Normally the treatment comes as a liquid or paste, and is given daily for 28 days. Other treatment

There is no way to completely prevent your rabbits getting E. cuniculi because it’s found in the environment, and in wild rabbits. However, there are ways to reduce the risk of your rabbits getting the disease. I am almost halfway through the application of worm treatment with rabbit but am confident this product is going to rid her of worms. Thank you for offering this product when a vet visit is not isn't possible at the moment! Wormer paste for domestic rabbits for the control of Encephalitozoon cuniculi and intestinal worms for routine use 2 to 4 times a year. Usage Instructions You should always consult your vet before following any suggestions for medication or treatment you have read about. The wrong treatment could make your rabbit worse or mean your vet is unable to give the correct treatment because of drug interactions. Even non prescription drugs can do harm if given inappropriately. This product is for animal use only and should under no circumstances be administered to any animal other than that which is stated for.Keep out of reach of children and wash hands after use.

Based on the answers submitted, our Suitably Qualified Person (SQP) may, on occasion, be required to call you to obtain additional information prior to us being able to supply this product. Panacur Rabbit should be administered orally by squeezing the paste from the syringe into the side of the mouth. Administer 1 syringe graduation per 2.5 kg bodyweight (20 mg/kg fenbendazole) daily for 9 consecutive days. Routine dosing of rabbits is recommended 2-4 times yearly. Dosing should also be considered during periods of higher risk, such as when the rabbit is acquired, prior to mating and when mixing with other rabbits. For single treatment course only. There is a legal prescribing cascade which means that if there is a product specifically designed for that purpose in that species, then your vets have to prescribe it. I'm not sure exactly where they would stand on this, as they are not giving you the 'rabbit' product, yet it is still the same drug.