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Myxi vac none given base of ear

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karen354

Warren Veteran
Its so hard get a decent vet round here, I quite often try out different vets to see if any are any good with the rabbits..
Bertis had his myxi vaccination today and Fizz her vhd, the vet didn't put 10% in the base of the ear :? I asked why he hadn't and he said we never have.
Her got his text book out after me making it clear I wasn't happy, in his book it did say it 10% can be given in the base of the ear all it can be all given in the scruff of the neck..
Is this vaccination going to be effective now?
And poor Fizz was bleeding after he vhd jab :cry:
Oh and no checks were done before the vaccinations were given, I did question this and he said as long as I didn't see them ill then there was no need!
 
My nearest savvy vet is 40 minutes away from here and thats on a good day. I use that savvy vet if one of them are unwell as he really knows his stuff. I usually use another local practise for vaccinations but thought Id give this other one ago and see if they are good with rabbits :( I won't ever be using them again :evil:
 
You'd think stuff like the 10% myxi in the ear and a check over of eyes, ears, teeth etc etc is basic standard stuff that even the most inexperienced vet would know do! :shock:
 
I know my vet gives 10% on the way out into the skin, rather than the scruff.
Maybe he did that, but wasn't very good at explaining it.
 
As long as 10% went intradermally all is OK :D
It is possible to do this in the scruff but it relies heavily on the injection giving skills of the Vet
The skin is thickest at the base of Rabbit's ears so it is easier to be sure that the needle goes intradermally

Janex
 
Rosie and Leo had their Mxyi last week and before I asked the vet if she did 10% into the ear. She told me this as a very old fashioned way and now most vets will do the final 10% just under the skin. Don't know if this is true. I watched her carefully and she pulled the needle closer to the skin for this last bit. So I assume it was done correctly.
 
If it helps, my vet's very rabbit savvy and she put the last 10% at the scruff rather than the ear of Tank :D

If you're unhappy or worried, could you call the rabbit savvy vet you know for advice?
 
karen354 said:
I'm going to phone the vets later, what shall I ask him?
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If it were me I'd ask about current myxi administration procedures and see what they say. If they don't mention specifically the ear, you can ask them if that's still the practise. If it isn't, you shouldn't have much to worry about but you can always then say you've had a rabbit given the myxi jab and are concerned about how much, if any, was dosed intradermally :)
 
As long as 10% went intradermally all is OK
It is possible to do this in the scruff but it relies heavily on the injection giving skills of the Vet
The skin is thickest at the base of Rabbit's ears so it is easier to be sure that the needle goes intradermally
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My vet did mine this way. I was concerned about not seeing it go in the ear and didn't realise it could be done in the scruff this way. Well I can't complain as Monty has recovered from myxi so she obviously did do it correctly!:D :lol:
 
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