OK...I've been working on finding a source of rabbit culls, and am now talking to a breeder. She feeds organic (great!), but deworms at 6 weeks.
My question is, how long does it take the chemical dewormer to metabolize out of the little bunny bodies? She likes to cull young (I'm finding out exactly how old that is, but around 2 lbs.), so it's gotta be at least a few weeks after the worming.
It would seem stupid to me to go to great lengths to keep such chemicals out of my dog and cats' systems, then go and buy some culls that would come laced with dewormer
That would be a question the vet could best answer. The information sheet for the drug should also have guidelines on this issue.
Doing some digging,
For a wormer called Pancur, when used in pigs, it calls for a 3 day waiting period after the last treatment prior to slaughter for human consumption.
Different drugs have different withdrawal periods -- doing a quick internet search, I found periods of up to 30 days with 7-10 days being the more common.
I can just see the conversation in the rabbit hutch ... "Uh, Bugsy. No wormer for you today? Tough break, guy."
Although you probably do anyway, you should periodically check your dogs for worms. Rabbits are pretty bad about carrying tapeworms and a few other parasites.
I use ivomec iprenex on my rabbits and chickens (takes care of internal and external parasites and is an easy spot on). It has no withdrawal time for consumption (human) ... but I also don't have collie type dogs.
If you get any that HAVE been wormed, be sure to know what type of wormer (ivomec is pretty common ... spot-on, liquid, and paste) and ask the vet on withdrawal and possible adverse reactions if your dogs have any type of collie in them.
Rabbits are very easy keepers and not much work ... have you ever thought of raising your own? They are a ton of fun!
ETA: Rabbits housed with proper sanitation do not usually harbor too many parasites. If you keep the fleas off of them and keep them out of feces, they are pretty clean. Wild rabbits are a whole 'nother story. But rabbits don't generally do very well with tapeworms ... they get unthrifty in a hurry.
Melissa, I'm not sure what kind of rabbits they are<g>.
I was remembering all your advice from that post I did a while back about finding rabbits for food, and just started contacting breeders I'd found via breeder directories that live within a reasonable distance.
I don't know about the babies, (pups? kits? not sure what you call baby rabbits...bunnies?<g>, but she also said she culls any mean moms.
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