Treating E.cuniculi

[Jolenes mom]

I have a rabbit with E.cuniculi, and my local feed store don’t Cary the paste version of safe-guard horse wormer. Can I use this instead? If I can what would be the dosage? Has anyone else used it for rabbits? If so did it work? TIA

 

[Debbie292d]

According to Mulberry Vets:

"The most common treatment for Encephalitozoon cuniculi (E. cuniculi) in rabbits is a 28-day course of oral fenbendazole (Panacur), given at a dose of 20 mg/kg once a day. Fenbendazole can be given orally or mixed into the rabbit's diet. It can kill the pathogen before it causes further damage and may prevent clinical signs from developing. However, if the rabbit has already shown signs of disease, the cell damage may be irreversible and a full recovery may not be possible.

In addition to fenbendazole, a veterinarian may also prescribe anti-inflammatory drugs such as corticosteroids, dexamethasone, prednisolone, or meloxicam. NSAIDs like meloxicam may be a safer choice for ocular disease if the rabbit's renal values are normal. However, NSAIDs should be used with caution in rabbits with kidney disease, as the kidney is a target organ for E. cuniculi-associated inflammation."

So that said, you have the fenbendazole in the Safeguard. Can you figure out the dosage of pellets you have there to equate to 20 mg/kg per day? Otherwise, I'll look it up and try to.

 

[Jolenes mom]

According to Mulberry Vets:

"The most common treatment for Encephalitozoon cuniculi (E. cuniculi) in rabbits is a 28-day course of oral fenbendazole (Panacur), given at a dose of 20 mg/kg once a day. Fenbendazole can be given orally or mixed into the rabbit's diet. It can kill the pathogen before it causes further damage and may prevent clinical signs from developing. However, if the rabbit has already shown signs of disease, the cell damage may be irreversible and a full recovery may not be possible.

In addition to fenbendazole, a veterinarian may also prescribe anti-inflammatory drugs such as corticosteroids, dexamethasone, prednisolone, or meloxicam. NSAIDs like meloxicam may be a safer choice for ocular disease if the rabbit's renal values are normal. However, NSAIDs should be used with caution in rabbits with kidney disease, as the kidney is a target organ for E. cuniculi-associated inflammation."

So that said, you have the fenbendazole in the Safeguard. Can you figure out the dosage of pellets you have there to equate to 20 mg/kg per day? Otherwise, I'll look it up and try to.

Sorry I haven’t been the most active on here. I found the paste version of this (which the vet recommended) and gave the recommended dose and he is now almost better. His eye looks like it’s going to make a full recovery! Which is amazing. He’s starting to get his bright blue eyes back!