parasite

Rabbits are an increasingly common pet in Australia, along with their teddy bear looks, they have a wide spectrum of personalities and eccentricities that endear them to their owners. While not requiring routine intestinal worming, like dogs and cats, they can be affected by a number of external parasites. Outside rabbits are more prone to parasites however even inside bunnies are not immune, as the little critters often hitchhike on feed and bedding.

This isn't an article on rats, at least not directly, we will have to cover those little critters in another post. It's is about a parasite that they harbour called Angiostrongylus cantonensis - the rat lungworm - and it's effects on pets and people.