Rabbit care - Myiasis - Flystrike in Rabbits - An Information film

A film to raise awareness about the dangers of Flystrike- a horrible way for your rabbit to die.

Contents:
What is it?
How does it develop?
Is my rabbit at risk?
How is it treated?
How is it prevented?
Video demonstration - 'Bum check'


The loops and samples used for the backing to the video are used legally under 'Creative Commons license sharing' - see conditions of use @ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/s...

and are available from Free sound @ http://www.freesound.org

We are grateful to the creators :)

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Rabbit
• care
• Myiasis
• flystrike
• rabbits
• fly
• strike
• bunnies
• illness
• flies
• bot
• housefly
• maggots
• larvae
• vet
• emergency
• critical

[ItsSophieBitchx]

my unny passed away at the vets due to flystrike today :( so sad

[HappyHoppersForum]

@ItsSophieBitchx I'm so sorry :(

[joecox406]

My bunny has maggots :'( got rid of a few of them today using some killer spray bought from local pet shop, but he's a bit unwell at the moment sitting in the corner of his cage wont eat or drink. Hopefully he'll get better and hopefully we got all of the maggots out today.

[HappyHoppersForum]

@joecox406 How did he do? If he's had them once he could get them again. It really is the best thing to take them to the vets and have them flushed out, as you can't be sure you've got them all. Hope he's ok ^.^

[joecox406]

@HappyHoppersForum He passed away last night :'(

[HappyHoppersForum]

@joecox406 I'm so sorry to hear that :(

[Valsainte]

Thank you -- learned a lot!

[animalcare10]

@HappyHoppersForum i did for ages your right he is so lucky i subscribed u

[HappyHoppersForum]

@animalcare10

That's amazing! I'm so pleased you saved your bunny from this. It's particularly poignant at the mo, as the bunny who featured in this video passed away last week-end :(

Give your bun a cuddle from us, he was a very lucky rabbit!

[animalcare10]

omfg thank you so much today i checked my rabbit and there were maggots and we got to the vet he is on medication now thanyou u saved my rabbit