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FIRST THE DISCLAIMER We have used several things to "knock down" fleas around our rabbitry. This year
has been especially terrible for flea problems- they are thick in the grass all around our house. We have used
an insecticide called "Tempo" to spray areas that the fleas are migrating from. We also have used Sevin
dust with limited success. The thing that seems to work miraculously is "Advantage" flea control. So far no bad reactions to it- however it is expensive and we
have found that the 4 doses of dog kind is the same price as 4 doses as the kitten kind... So it was with great
joy we found this website which says the dosage
is one drop per pound- WOW that makes it a WHOLE lot more economical- buy the dog (NOT ADVANTIX which has other
additives) just ask your vet about it. We talked to our vet and bought a 4 pack of dog Advantage for dogs 11- 20
lbs(teal colored box). We then put this in a 1 ml syringe (tuberculin syringe) and the dose works out to .05 ml
per pound. Something we found out was that the darn flea pupea will lay dormant until a carbon dioxide emitting
heat source wanders by...this is the stage in which they are hardest(or nearly impossible) to kill. So a sticky/light flea trap such as this may be useful in getting them to emerge so you can get
a good kill on them. Also an insect growth regulator will help break the life cycle. More good info at http://www.fleacontrols.com/ We did attempt using ivermectin since it was regular worming time
anyway- with no effect. The vet said the Revolution which also sometimes recommended would not work that well either.
It was cheaper- but since it is a "cousin" of the ivomec and it already had proven to NOT work- we went
with Advantage. Teeth (Malocclusion) So we had our first bunny with malocclusion or wolf teeth? OH no! he was such a pretty friendly
little guy too! Well, in all likely hood that was what started his whole problem. Little Amethyst would shake the
cage door until the whole SET of cages would start rocking. Why you ask?- He wanted his ears scratched and a sunflower
seed or two. So when he was 8 weeks old we were horrified to realize his bottom teeth were extending in front of
his top ones! Since we did realize that his problem could be his habits and not genetics- we started on a tooth
trimming routine, and made sure he always had plenty of hay and sticks to chew on. We found this great video on YouTube Then just after he turned 4 months old- Voila! the teeth are magically
back in alignment. He just needed a bit of time to outgrow it. Fur Mites/ Ear Mites/ Worms Having problems with bunnies matting badly? Are they senior bunnies? Do they seem to have allot of white dandruff? They just might have wool mites. We use ivomec, injectable cattle wormer for this. Little ones we just work a drop into the skin at the base of the neck, but the big guys get a subcutaneous shot under the leg or at the nape of the neck (the easiest places to find bare skin) An insulin syringe (1 cc syringe) Valley vet carries them and 22 ga. needle works best. Like any wormer 2 doses 10-14 days apart is ideal. Do remember this is off label use of ivomec- BUT many bunny owners have used it to great sucess. You can also use it orally or topically if you are squeamish about needles. Weepy eye-
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