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Myxi..Apart or together?

Should myxi buns be seperated from hutch mate?

  • Yes..on vet's advice

    Votes: 4 21.1%

  • No...on vet's advice

    Votes: 4 21.1%

  • Yes..gut feeling

    Votes: 1 5.3%

  • No..gut feeling

    Votes: 10 52.6%
  • Total voters
    19
  • Poll closed .
C

capel

Warren Veteran
In view of the numbers of people who have been through, or are going through the nightmare of myxi I thought it would be interesting to find out how many people advocate seperating a bonded pair when one of the rabits contracts myxi.
I have voted NO. The first time Floss got nodular myxi my vet advised against seperating her from Bournville.
 
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No, in my view its better for them to stay together.

Separating them only causes distress to the ill one
 
I voted yes simply because I have heard that there is a slight chance it can be contraced through saliva. It is only small but still possible. However I have to stress that I do feel it depende on how sick the bunny is and how distressed they would be by the seperation.
 
I have voted no - unless intensive nursing is required. (My opinion is from experience).

HTH
Cara
 
I would always try and keep any sick animals together as this is less stressful for both of them, particuarly the sick animal. From my own experience many animals will pine the loss of their partner and can rapidly go into a decline. A rabbit who is ill with myxie and then has his partner removed will then go into a more stressed state which can supress their immune system at a time when they need as much protection as possible.
 
It needs blood to blood contact so together, just take anti insect precautions.
 
racheld69 said:
Oh. A vet told me they can get it from the mucus/pus etc that oozes out? How does it get transferred in the wild between rabbits? Purely by fleas?
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I think that is true e.g. if one grooms the other's infected eyes etc. and the groomer has e.g. an abrasion in its mouth that would allow the infected mucus to enter the bloodstream. I think!:?

Fleas will be a much more likely way of the infection passing from one rabbit to another though.
 
No, under vets advice. Instructions were to keep everything normal and stress free and Monty was obviously more relaxed around his pals. However, downside, as I found out is, during him being ill, one of the others scratched his eye in a fight (the vet said animals in a group can turn on an ill one). My group are fine now but its something to watch out for... :shock:
 
racheld69 said:
Oh. A vet told me they can get it from the mucus/pus etc that oozes out? How does it get transferred in the wild between rabbits? Purely by fleas?
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This sounds more like transmission of any secondary infection rather than the myxie itself.
 
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