I. Key points for deworming rabbits
1. Choose deworming drugs reasonably and pay attention to matching. Deworming rabbits cannot be done casually. The so-called medicine is three-point poisonous. Improper use of medicine can cause great harm to rabbits. The owner needs to choose a spectrum anthelmintic with low toxicity, good efficacy, and a wide range of deworming according to the species, age, type of infected parasites and infection site of the rabbit, and also need to consider the cost-effectiveness. In addition, parasitic infections in rabbits are mostly mixed infections, which usually require multiple special anthelmintics or multi-functional broad-spectrum anthelmintics, such as avermectin.
2. Master the dosage and the interval of medication. Because deworming drugs have certain toxicity to the rabbit’s body, for this reason, the dose of the drug used by the owner to deworm the rabbit must be accurate to prevent poisoning caused by overdose. And in order to prevent the parasites from developing drug resistance, generally after the first drug is given to the rabbit, the second drug needs to be given after a period of time.
3. The way of medication should be correct. If it is necessary to deworm a large group of rabbits, or to use multiple drugs to treat mixed infections or to choose new deworming drugs, the owner should first select a small number of rabbits for pre-testing to get the drug response and deworming. To ensure that the deworming medicine used is safe and effective, it will be comprehensively promoted later. Depending on the drug or the purpose of the deworming, the route of administration may vary. For example, it is best to take the medicine for intestinal parasites orally, while the ectoparasites can also be treated by spraying.
4. Pregnant rabbits must be cautious about medication. Female rabbits must not use more toxic drugs during pregnancy. Deworming a female rabbit is best done when she is empty.
5. Generally, the commonly used anthelmintic drugs for rabbits need to be mixed with feed, and this work should be done well, try to mix the feed as well as possible to prevent rabbits from being poisoned.
In addition to the precautions for deworming, there are other precautions, as follows:
1. During the deworming period of the rabbit, the owner needs to treat the feces produced by the rabbit with fresh lime milk to avoid contaminating the ground and rabbit raising equipment.
2. If there are multiple rabbits, the deworming must be carried out uniformly, so as to avoid cross infection and lead to the unpredictable deworming.
3. During the period of deworming the rabbit, the owner should pay attention to completely kill the mites in the rabbit’s activity environment, so as to prevent the mites in the environment from crawling on the rabbit’s body and causing repeated infection.
4. When deworming rabbits, it is best to use some micro-ecological agents to adjust the intestines to ensure the deworming effect.
Our main points of deworming rabbits are shared here. I hope that pet owners will pay more attention to the above points when deworming rabbits to avoid bad situations Appear.
