Dewormer Schedule

[FluffleFarm]

I have Fenbendazole for goats. Obviously I do it day 1. But do I repeat it in 10 days? Or daily? Weekly for 4 weeks? What’s the protocol on timing/spacing etc

 

[Alaska Satin]

I have Fenbendazole for goats. Obviously I do it day 1. But do I repeat it in 10 days? Or daily? Weekly for 4 weeks? What’s the protocol on timing/spacing etc

When I've used Safeguard for horses with my rabbits, I give it to the rabbits once, then again 7 days later. While its use in horses calls for only one dose, I believe the aim of the first dose in the rabbits is to kill the adult parasites and thus prevent them from laying any more eggs; the second dose is to kill newly-hatched parasites that come from the eggs that were laid before the first deworming.

Safeguard's use in rabbits is off-label of course, and it's designed for strongyles, pinworms and ascarids, none of which seem to occur in rabbits up here. So I am not exactly sure what microorganisms it's killing in my rabbits. But I have seen great improvement in rabbits that were just "off" and I couldn't get into prime condition any other way.

This is the one I've used successfully in rabbits:

 

[FluffleFarm]

When I've used Safeguard for horses with my rabbits, I give it to the rabbits once, then again 7 days later. While its use in horses calls for only one dose, I believe the aim of the first dose in the rabbits is to kill the adult parasites and thus prevent them from laying any more eggs; the second dose is to kill newly-hatched parasites that come from the eggs that were laid before the first deworming.

Safeguard's use in rabbits is off-label of course, and it's designed for strongyles, pinworms and ascarids, none of which seem to occur in rabbits up here. So I am not exactly sure what microorganisms it's killing in my rabbits. But I have seen great improvement in rabbits that were just "off" and I couldn't get into prime condition any other way.

This is the one I've used successfully in rabbits:
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[Stoney Corner]

I know this is an old thread, but can anybody give me an idea of how much to use per rabbit of the safeguard? Like, a pea sized amount? Less than that?

 

[Alaska Satin]

I know this is an old thread, but can anybody give me an idea of how much to use per rabbit of the safeguard? Like, a pea sized amount? Less than that?

That's what I've used... a regular pea for meat rabbits, a tiny pea for dwarf breeds. It does not seem to need to be exact.

 

[Stoney Corner]

That's what I've used... a regular pea for meat rabbits, a tiny pea for dwarf breeds. It does not seem to need to be exact.

Thanks so much!

 

[Cindy in SD]

You can also use Ivermectin if it’s more available. Fenben is primarily good (on label) for gastric nematodes, whereas Ivermectin is more of a broad spectrum anti-parasitic. And yes, giving a second dose two weeks later is a good idea, as your chosen anti-parasitic may work better on eggs than worms or vice versa. I read somewhere that one of the two was better on eggs and the other on worms, but I can’t find it and can’t remember which is which.

 

[Stoney Corner]

You can also use Ivermectin if it’s more available. Fenben is primarily good (on label) for gastric nematodes, whereas Ivermectin is more of a broad spectrum anti-parasitic. And yes, giving a second dose two weeks later is a good idea, as your chosen anti-parasitic may work better on eggs than worms or vice versa. I read somewhere that one of the two was better on eggs and the other on worms, but I can’t find it and can’t remember which is which.

I have injectable ivomec on hand. I just didn't see any dosage info on that so I assumed i would need to go get safeguard.

 

[Cindy in SD]

I have injectable ivomec on hand. I just didn't see any dosage info on that so I assumed i would need to go get safeguard.

You can give injectable Ivermectin orally. I don’t know what the dosage would be, unfortunately. It’s gonna be x/mg per kg (or pound). If you do a bit of research you can most likely get a ballpark idea, and that’s all you really need. It’s very safe.

 

[Cindy in SD]

I looked up dosage (duh… I didn’t even think about the AI search; it’s pretty cool). I did a screen shot of the answer I got. You don’t need to be too pedantic about it. Just something to give you a feel for how much. Then repeat maybe in three days or a week (but I’m just guessing there.)

 

[Alaska Satin]

I have injectable ivomec on hand. I just didn't see any dosage info on that so I assumed i would need to go get safeguard.

Dosage and treatment duration might depend on what you're using it for, but there is a pretty recent thread that discussed this question. I link it here because there were research papers cited:
https://rabbittalk.com/threads/ear-mite-healing-concerns.37566/#post-364821

I don't always believe everything I read in research papers, but after watching the ridiculous AI results of others (though not rabbit-related), I think I'd go to the papers first.

 

[ladysown]

One shouldn't just proactive treat for internal parasites. That's how resistance builds up in the parasites. Treat when you think (as in a poorly doing rabbit with no other explanation) or better KNOW that you have a problem (visually seeing parasites). Then treat according to known protocols (aka every 10 days).

 

[maisaksson]

I've been using the horse paste tube of fenben @ pea size dose, offering the blob on a piece of parsley, but after considering that the medicine probably isn't consistently distributed throughout that small portion of the tube, I'm thinking that it might be better to use the liquid fenben that's made for goats.