![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Some overweight rabbits will find it hard to clean themselves, which can lead to flystrike. Start to use a flystrike prevention spray in late spring before flies are seen, and pets will have full protective barrier against flies, fleas, lice, and other insect pests and will help to prevent a flystrike outbreak. Try to use a good quality absorbent bedding, we love the Back 2 Nature Small Animal Bedding & Litter. At least twice a week, totally empty their hutch/room or home and give it a deep clean with a suitable disinfectant, let it dry then apply fresh clean bedding. Keep their home environment clean! Ensure your rabbits housing is cleaned DAILY replacing damp or soiled bedding. Digestion problems can lead to diarrhoea which in turn leads to dirty fur, so look out for a soiled back end which will attract maggots. There are a few simple things you can do to help prevent flystrike in your rabbit… Check your rabbit daily! Simply checking on your rabbit every day (several times a day during the warmer summer months) is the easiest way to spot flystrike symptoms, checking your rabbit’s fur and home/bedding area for maggots, ensuring they are cleaning themselves and generally seem like happy bunnies. This kind of treatment will be expensive, so prevention is better than cure! In severe cases if extensive tissue loss has occurred, sadly, your rabbit may need to be put to sleep to relieve their suffering. In treating flystrike, it’s likely your vet will clip and clean your rabbit’s fur as well as administer pain relief and potentially antibiotics to prevent infection. Rabbits with flystrike can recover, as long as you seek urgent veterinary advice. We cannot stress enough that flystrike in rabbits is life-threatening, you should contact your local vet straight away if your rabbit is showing signs of having flystrike or if you find a maggot on your rabbit. Depending on how on set the flystrike is, you may also notice a strong smell coming from their home, as the maggots grow and eat away at the flesh, severe shock sets in so your rabbit may appear to be severely distressed due to the pain. Initially, your rabbit may seem quieter than normal, it’s common for them to also refuse food and drink. These eggs then hatch into maggots that eat away at the tissues in the surrounding area and release toxins which makes the rabbit unwell. This attracts flies which lay eggs on damaged skin or on the soiled fur. It most commonly occurs when the rabbit’s rear end becomes soiled with faeces and/or urine. What is flystrike?įlystrike is an extremely common, distressing and usually a fatal disease which normally occurs in warmer weather when flies are more active. Find out how to stop your rabbit suffering from this potentially fatal condition, summer is a key time of year for flystrike. ![]()
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