Coccidiosis in Rabbits

I have been fortunate to not experience this with my rabbits.

I have a question, however.

Toltrazuril 5% suspension was recommended as an effective preventative for cocci. I asked the poster if it messed with the healthy gut flora of a rabbit. They weren't sure, and referred me here to ask.

My beautiful willow died of coccidiosis a few weeks ago. He was a very well kept house bunny, 6m old. Initially he had runny poo starting late in the afternoon, (not watery diarrhea), I made the mistake of thinking he had eaten something my kids had left out and thought he’d be better in the morning (first time bunny owner). He was not better but worse. I took him to the vet the next morning, they gave him fluids, critical care and was given panacur and an antibiotic as cocci didn’t show up on the fecal test. He got a bit better but then 2 days later mucus was in his poo again and it went soft again. I took him back and they gave him baycox along with another antibiotic. The soft poos continued and got worse. I then took him back to the vet where they gave him fluids and put him on a drip as dehydrated. He had the drip and was fed critical care (also fed critical care at home). He then died. I was so devastated, our whole family was. One day I’d love to get another bunny but I want to know more about cocci first as I wouldn’t want this happening again. The vet said he may have had it already as a baby bun? Or maybe we brought the dormant parasite home in our shoes? Or from the cat next door (they also have chickens) it does come in our yard so could he have got it that way?

I am seeking advice. I am due to pick up two buns in about a month. The person I'm getting them from just told me she lost one from the group to coccidia. Another one started getting sick and she took them to the vet. All siblings and mom are getting treated with a 10 day antibiotic. The sick one, she says is already eating and acting better. My two did not show symptoms but are being treated anyway. She understands if I want to back out from getting them. I am getting very mixed information online. Some readings say it is impossible to get rid of the parasite, others say it is curable, others say they will need treatment on and off for a long time.

Would you recommend not getting these bunnies? they would be 12 weeks old when I pick them up the second week of November. I don't want to get them and then have them get sick. I am also getting a bunny from another person and that one is healthy. If the other 2 are "treated" could there still be a high risk for passing it on to the one that doesn't have it?

Thank you in advance. I really need some guidance on what to do.

Wanting to treat my rabbits (8 weeks to adult, including pregnant does) with Corid for coccidia as a preventative measure. I have to option to buy 9.6% oral solution or the 20% soluble solution. Which would be recommended and at what dosage?

Am needing help and advice I started noticing about 3 weeks ago that my girl bunny was starting to loose weight more and more wasn't eating much or drinking much either and not active at all so I took her to the vet and she told me that it looks like she has coccidiosis but didn't say it was definitely so she gave me the medications for it... and since then she has eatten less and less and lost more and more Weight. Came home today and she had passed away, but now I'm worried as my boy he's livied in the same area as her since I noticed I want to make sure he's going to be okay he's showing no sights of anything at this stage and he's at the weight he should be I also have a vet appointment on Monday so I will no more then if he's going to be okay...... Baycox enrotril peptisoothe was the medication she was on

Hi there, I have a young 9 week old bunny that has suspected coccidia. Can a small dose 0.2ml dose daily for a month of Fenbender 100 be given to him? Is this safe and if not what might happen? Also is this contagious as he has an adult female bunny living with him. Could the dog catch it also if eating their droppings?

Hi there, I am a hobby breeder of Holland Lops, ( 15 years old, have been raising them for 6 years) and I went on a vacation for a couple weeks. (with trained caretakers in charge) Anyways, I'm getting freaked out, with them telling me that 4 of my baby Holland Lops have died. They are around the 3-4 week age mark. I'm pretty sure that it is hepatic coccidiosis. It is only hitting my little bunnies. The ones coming down with it are lethargic, don't care for much food, and are kind of wobbly. And eventually they die. The care takers also said that they also smell bad. All my rabbits get Timothy hay, alfalfa pellets every day, and are housed in decently clean cages out side, so I am not sure what this is. Another thing, they don't even have diarrhea. I have never had any sickness problems before! We live down in central Florida. If any help or advice is given, I would be greatly appreciative. I just put all of them on the Terramycin power in their water bottles. Living on a farm, we have used that for cocidosis in animals before. Is that a good treatment for the bunnies? Or would you recommend something else? Thanks, Anna

I have a rabbit farm, and I also breed small breeds for shows. However, we are losing our young rabbits at a VERY rapid rate. We lost 1 10 week old kit on Monday, then Tuesday we lost 3 more from the same litter. We removed the only remaining kit from the litter from its cage, and moved it to a brand new cage and monitored him very closely. However, Wednesday morning we went into the building and found him lifeless, as well as 4 out of out Holland Lop kits. The 5th died the next morning. So in a matter of 4 days, we lost 9 kits from 2 different litters. We moved our 4 remaining young rabbits out of the rabbitry completely and still lost 1 that was 10 weeks old. We witnessed this one's death, which happened very rapidly. All of a sudden she stopped eating, went to the corner and began swaying slightly as if weak, I picked her up and the bottom of her feet were soaking wet (bottom of cage is wired, so urine falls out and vet said it was sign of severe and true diarrhea), I set her back into her cage and tried to force her to drink some water, approximately 2 minutes after setting her back in her cage she began flipping and flopping all over the place (seazing) and died within 5 minutes. It was a very traumatic death. This time we were able to get a confirmation of Coccidiosis via necropsy, and started the course of Corid. However our vet said 5 days on and 5 days off. So far, we haven't lost anymore young rabbits but we only started the treatment yesterday. Also, I use to feed pellets and timothy hay, but completely stopped the pellets and replaced with alfalfa cubes and increased their timothy hay to an endleas supply. My youngest is 7 weeks old, and she has off and on poo that looks a little moist, but isn't true diarrhea. Is this a concern, or is it normal after the diet change? And is this diet change the right choice to assist in reducing symptoms from Coccidiosis?

I have a rabbit farm. I have an older rabbit in particular (4 years) that all of a sudden I cannot keep her bottom clean. She's a lionhead and I've trimmed all the fur under her tail and back legs, but she stays a huge matt of wet droppings to where I have to clear her vents regularly just so she can use the restroom. She also has crusty eyes. No other rabbits in the barn have any symptoms. Should I treat her or everyone for coccidia to be safe?

what causes thick whitish fluid in the hutches? secondly, what cause the rabbit fur to be rough instead of being smooth?.i have been feeding them with vegetables and pellets since yesterday. my rabbits were brought to me by a friend.

I own a rabbit farm and lately we have had a diagnosis of coccidia and it has killed 3 pet rabbits and is wiping out our rabbits what should we do we have tried the medicine corid but the sickness is so strong that it is not helping very much.

Hello, I have a rabbit who has over a week pooping very different. His poop is small in shape. It is also smelly, dark, and moist. He has unlimited hay and water and will eat and drink water as well as run. However, his poop concerns me. I'm afraid he might be in pain.

My rabbit went limp today,no loose stool in the cage. No paralysis as would move very slightly when I syringed the water. 40 min later convulsed and passed away. 11 weeks old, healthy and happy this morning. Dead by lunch. Only got hay today. Got stressed yesterday when doe charged at him and screamed. No bites as they divided. Worried about other rabbits if it's contagious

My rabbit has had reoccurring bad poo problems for quite a few months. I have tried giving her Homeo Pet: The Natural Choice, which helps with digestive upsets, and that hasn't worked. She eats timothy hay and fresh grass, has always had the same pellets and not too many, and I recently began giving her more food, like carrots, celery, cilantro, and occasionally broccoli and romaine lettuce, fresh water from a bowl, her litter is shavings, her pee, appetite, teeth, etc seem normal. Then she gets bad poops. Not all are bad, just some. I am well aware what cecotropes look like, and it isn't that. Can you help me?

Hi, we have a rabbit who was diagnosed with coccidiosis about 6 months ago. He was treated twice (antibiotic but I cannot remember the name) and the symptopms have decreased significantly. He is no longer upset, he eats and drinks, he's lively and curious although I am quite sure he still has coccidiosis as some of the mucus still appears in his feces every now and then. The vet does not seem worried as the rabbit looks healthy and is not losing weight.
We are considering adopting another rabbit (adult) and I was wondering if they could live in the same cage if there's a risk of the new rabbit getting infected? We haven't got enough space for another cage plus we do want them both to play together when we are away at work.

We purchased a rabbit from a pet store about three days ago. We started with feeding him timothy hay and pellets for young rabbits. We took him to a Rabbit House Society to have them give him a little check and make sure he was male as we’d been told, trim his nails, and just get more info on how to care for the little guy as the pet store employee available didn’t seem to know much about rabbits. The HRS sent us home with a bag of alfalfa hay which our little guy loved. But, then today, he started having some really runny stools. Could that be from the sudden diet changes? We switched him back to the timothy just in case and bathed off his tail end. He’s still eating and drinking and playing.

Adult rabbit, no signs, but was bonding with two baby bunnies (started at 8 weeks, babies in same cage, adult in her own), however were allowed to mingle between cages while supervised. First died with diarrhea piles in the cage, no signs of anything, I woke up to her laying there. Put the remaining on Panacure and Ditrim.
Got another baby rabbit. Second baby died 13 days later, same way, but watched her die. Diarrhea as well. Was slow..
Worried about the 3rd baby now. If the 3rd was infected by the 2nd's feces, we have about 12 days.
Vet isn't sure it's coccidia, but believes Ditrim will help, breeder and I aren't sure. Vet is also discussing with other colleagues.
Was suggested by the breeder to use Corid (1tsp/Gal of water) and Ponazuril. Vet is worried about using Ponazuril, and never heard of Corid.