[Gpdd] [Health] Mimi worries about e.c.

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I think its ok to clean the carpet with a disinfectant.  After half an hour 
or so, start rinsing with sprayed water  or use a carpet cleaner. If you 
spray water then put a bath towel over it and stand on it to wick out the 
water, repeat until the water coming out doesn't smell of Lysol or urine, 
and is getting dry, you want it to dry as soon as possible to avoid the 
possibility of mold.   You have to use enough Lysol to do the disinfecting 
and then rinse it out.

If you think the area was really soaked with urine you should pull up the 
carpet and see if the padding and floor or underlayment was damaged or 
soaked, if so discuss with Home Depot or Lowes to repair the area, otherwise 
the smell will just come up again. There is a product that can be painted on 
the underlayment, then patch with new padding and try to completely clean or 
replace the top carpet.   Its very difficult to ID if theses baby buns were 
infected, and if so did any have an active e.c. infection. Did any of the 
babies appear to be a weakling and die?  That's what happens when a baby bun 
gets an active infection.

e.c. is very difficult to understand  Its lifecycle is sporadic, its 
microscopic in size, and between active infections it encysts itself, at 
that point the bun may or may not be a carrier.  Did you understand the 
dilemma I wrote about getting meaning results from the titre test, which is 
the only one available?  Can you re read what I wrote before during 
Hershey's case so you know what to look for, or read the referenced article 
esp those by Dana Kremples PhD. on her website 
http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/rabbithealth.html

I only ask because I dont know what I should repeat to give you all the info 
you need.  The easiest answer is to change the carpet or put a large remnant 
over the are after you have it cleaned as best you can. Be sure that any 
hardscape, tools, cages, bowls etc are cleaned in 10% chlorine bleach 
solution  and make sure your baby gets prophylactic ivermectin treatments in 
pairs, 7 to 10 days apart.  That will help with many other parasites and 
worms that can be passed by rabbits too as well as the anecdotal evidence 
given by the article Penny Charlesworth provided that had written by a 
breeder. Does this answer you well? If not ask more and check out the 
archives.    Good luck Sandy and Sammy