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=Good worm vs Bad worm=
=Parasitic Worm Infections in Rabbits=
Its like only 4 worms exist . And if its white its bad . And red is a good .. but there is like thousands of worms  Not All worms are bad.


==Good Worms==
==Passalurus ambiguus (Pinworm)==


===Pot Worm===
===Etiology (cause)===
Passalurus ambiguus is the most common nematode in domestic rabbits. Transmission occurs via ingestion of infective eggs shed in feces. 


Enchytraeidae is a family of microdrile oligochaetes. They resemble small earthworms and include both terrestrial species known as potworms that live in highly organic terrestrial environments, as well as some that are marine. Compost Garden Soil Has Worms. If you've added materials that change the pH balance in your compost pile or if rain showers have made it much wetter than usual, you might notice a large collection of white, small, thread-like worms working their way through the heap. The enchytraeids, or pot worms are a smaller version of an earthworm, but are unable to consume leaf matter and detritus in the same way. They gain most of their nutrients by consuming fungal hyphae and bacterial material, together with the frass or excreta from other soil animals.
DOI: [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.03.005 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.03.005] 


*Scientific name: Enchytraeidae
===Clinical Signs===
*Rank: Family
- Often asymptomatic in light infections 
*Higher classification: Haplotaxids
- Heavy infections: perianal irritation, scratching, reduced growth rates, occasionally diarrhea 
*Family: Enchytraeidae; Vejdovský, 1879
*Order: Tubificida
*Phylum: Annelida


===Treatment, Prevention, and Control===
- Fenbendazole (20 mg/kg orally for 5 days) is effective 
- Pyrantel pamoate is an alternative treatment 
- Strict cage hygiene and removal of fecal material to reduce reinfection 


Pin Worm VS Pot Worm
Reference: 
Boag, B. & Thomas, R. (2006). The life cycle and transmission of Passalurus ambiguus in rabbits. *Veterinary Parasitology*, 137(3–4), 347–353. DOI: [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.03.005 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.03.005] 


*Were they found IN THE RABBIT , or IN THE COMPOST?
*Are the rabbits showing any signs of hair it weight loss? Itchy butts? If not . Probably not a pin worm.
*Have you butchered recently? They will be obvious in the intestines... if not .. its NOT a pin worm.
*Are your rabbits in cages? Probably NOT A PIN WORM.


Pin worms wouldn't just be falling out of your rabbit for you to see unless the rabbits were given a dewormer that stunned the pin worms and caused them to fall out. Even then, they would be encased inside the poop. You would have to break apart the poops to free the pin worms in order to take this pic. ~Marta Wajngarten
==Trichostrongylus spp. (Stomach Worms)==


rabbits can't give humans pinworms, nor can humans give rabbits pinworms. I mean, I suppose technically, some rabbit pinworm somewhere could mutate enough to be able to infect a human and become the subject of scientific literature around the world, but my non PhD self says that seems unlikely. ~Sarah Reid
===Etiology (cause)===
Trichostrongylus species infect the stomach and small intestine. Rabbits become infected through ingestion of larvae from contaminated food or bedding.   
  Syphacia muris is zoonotic and commonly found in humans. Caged rabbits dont just get pinworm. I'd be concerned rodents are in or around the rabbit feed or cages. ~Catherine O'Reilly


==Bad Worms==
DOI: [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2004.10.014 10.1016/j.vetpar.2004.10.014] 


===Pin Worm===
===Clinical Signs===
- Weight loss 
- Poor coat quality 
- Diarrhea in heavy infections 
- Reduced feed conversion 


pinworm, also known as threadworm or seatworm, is a parasitic worm. It is a nematode and a common intestinal parasite or helminth, especially in humans. The medical condition associated with pinworm infestation is known as pinworm infection or less precisely as oxyuriasis in reference to the family Oxyuridae.
===Treatment, Prevention, and Control===
*Scientific name: Enterobius
- Fenbendazole and albendazole are effective against gastrointestinal nematodes 
*Higher classification: Oxyuridae
- Pasture management and avoiding contaminated feed reduces risk 
*Rank: Genus
*Phylum: Nematoda
*Kingdom: Animalia
*Order: Rhabditida


http://www.medirabbit.com/EN/GI_diseases/Parasitic_diseases/Pass/Pass_en.htm?fbclid=IwAR3xm9gIMZpsQz7eGjVK-r6UdiOrzGAlKoFxRrdMOgo_U7x_DJP1pEydDGQ
Reference:
https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/pinworm/gen_info/faqs.html?fbclid=IwAR1vwrmAJmXff4srTBYzLprmHrPHhXOxAZiyvvuCsdYu7qvM3XhkEW8z44U#pets
Rommel, M. et al. (2004). Gastrointestinal helminths in rabbits: epidemiology and control. *Veterinary Parasitology*, 123(1–2), 145–159. DOI: [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2004.10.014 10.1016/j.vetpar.2004.10.014] 


===Whip Worm===
Trichuris trichiura, Trichocephalus trichiuris or whipworm, is a parasitic roundworm that causes trichuriasis when it infects a human large intestine. It is commonly known as the whipworm which refers to the shape of the worm; it looks like a whip with wider "handles" at the posterior end.
*Scientific name: Trichuris trichiura
*Family: Trichuridae
*Kingdom: Animalia
*Order: Trichocephalida
*Phylum: Nematoda


===Tape Worm===
==Obeliscoides cuniculi (Stomach Worm)==


Cestoda is a class of parasitic worms in the flatworm phylum. Most of the species—and the best-known—are those in the subclass Eucestoda; they are ribbon-like worms as adults, known as tapeworms
===Etiology (cause)===
Obeliscoides cuniculi inhabits the stomach mucosa of rabbits. Infection occurs via ingestion of larvae in contaminated forage. 


*Scientific name: Cestoda
DOI: [https://doi.org/10.1016/0304-4017(84)90117-2 10.1016/0304-4017(84)90117-2] 
*Rank: Class
 
*Kingdom: Animalia
===Clinical Signs===
*Phylum: Platyhelminthes
- Gastritis 
- Anorexia 
- Weight loss 
- Poor body condition 
 
===Treatment, Prevention, and Control===
- Benzimidazoles (fenbendazole, albendazole) are effective 
- Prevent by limiting access to contaminated pastures 
 
Reference: 
Boag, B. (1984). Helminth parasites of wild rabbits in Scotland. *Veterinary Parasitology*, 15(2), 121–127. DOI: [https://doi.org/10.1016/0304-4017(84)90117-2 10.1016/0304-4017(84)90117-2] 
 
 
==Cestodes (Tapeworms: Cittotaenia spp.)==
 
===Etiology (cause)===
Cittotaenia spp. infect the small intestine of rabbits. Transmission occurs when rabbits ingest oribatid mites carrying larval stages. 
 
DOI: [https://doi.org/10.1016/S0304-4017(01)00394-8 10.1016/S0304-4017(01)00394-8] 
 
===Clinical Signs===
- Usually subclinical 
- Heavy burdens: weight loss, digestive upset, diarrhea 
 
===Treatment, Prevention, and Control===
- Praziquantel is effective against cestodes 
- Prevent by avoiding access to mite-contaminated pastures 
 
Reference:
Eira, C. et al. (2001). The prevalence of cestodes in wild and domestic rabbits in Portugal. *Veterinary Parasitology*, 96(4), 227–234. DOI: [https://doi.org/10.1016/S0304-4017(01)00394-8 10.1016/S0304-4017(01)00394-8]

Latest revision as of 00:26, 18 August 2025

Parasitic Worm Infections in Rabbits[edit | edit source]

Passalurus ambiguus (Pinworm)[edit | edit source]

Etiology (cause)[edit | edit source]

Passalurus ambiguus is the most common nematode in domestic rabbits. Transmission occurs via ingestion of infective eggs shed in feces.

DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.03.005

Clinical Signs[edit | edit source]

- Often asymptomatic in light infections - Heavy infections: perianal irritation, scratching, reduced growth rates, occasionally diarrhea

Treatment, Prevention, and Control[edit | edit source]

- Fenbendazole (20 mg/kg orally for 5 days) is effective - Pyrantel pamoate is an alternative treatment - Strict cage hygiene and removal of fecal material to reduce reinfection

Reference: Boag, B. & Thomas, R. (2006). The life cycle and transmission of Passalurus ambiguus in rabbits. *Veterinary Parasitology*, 137(3–4), 347–353. DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.03.005


Trichostrongylus spp. (Stomach Worms)[edit | edit source]

Etiology (cause)[edit | edit source]

Trichostrongylus species infect the stomach and small intestine. Rabbits become infected through ingestion of larvae from contaminated food or bedding.

DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2004.10.014

Clinical Signs[edit | edit source]

- Weight loss - Poor coat quality - Diarrhea in heavy infections - Reduced feed conversion

Treatment, Prevention, and Control[edit | edit source]

- Fenbendazole and albendazole are effective against gastrointestinal nematodes - Pasture management and avoiding contaminated feed reduces risk

Reference: Rommel, M. et al. (2004). Gastrointestinal helminths in rabbits: epidemiology and control. *Veterinary Parasitology*, 123(1–2), 145–159. DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2004.10.014


Obeliscoides cuniculi (Stomach Worm)[edit | edit source]

Etiology (cause)[edit | edit source]

Obeliscoides cuniculi inhabits the stomach mucosa of rabbits. Infection occurs via ingestion of larvae in contaminated forage.

DOI: 10.1016/0304-4017(84)90117-2

Clinical Signs[edit | edit source]

- Gastritis - Anorexia - Weight loss - Poor body condition

Treatment, Prevention, and Control[edit | edit source]

- Benzimidazoles (fenbendazole, albendazole) are effective - Prevent by limiting access to contaminated pastures

Reference: Boag, B. (1984). Helminth parasites of wild rabbits in Scotland. *Veterinary Parasitology*, 15(2), 121–127. DOI: 10.1016/0304-4017(84)90117-2


Cestodes (Tapeworms: Cittotaenia spp.)[edit | edit source]

Etiology (cause)[edit | edit source]

Cittotaenia spp. infect the small intestine of rabbits. Transmission occurs when rabbits ingest oribatid mites carrying larval stages.

DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(01)00394-8

Clinical Signs[edit | edit source]

- Usually subclinical - Heavy burdens: weight loss, digestive upset, diarrhea

Treatment, Prevention, and Control[edit | edit source]

- Praziquantel is effective against cestodes - Prevent by avoiding access to mite-contaminated pastures

Reference: Eira, C. et al. (2001). The prevalence of cestodes in wild and domestic rabbits in Portugal. *Veterinary Parasitology*, 96(4), 227–234. DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(01)00394-8

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