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Myxo Vacc's

rabswood

rabswood

Wise Old Thumper
I took the rest of my buns (not the babies) today to have their second myxomatosis jabs this year. 4 last week and 4 this week, saw 2 different vets but both just gave the buns a jab on the back of the neck and not a little bit on the ear too. Have they stoped doing that?

Rabswood
 
rabswood said:
I took the rest of my buns (not the babies) today to have their second myxomatosis jabs this year. 4 last week and 4 this week, saw 2 different vets but both just gave the buns a jab on the back of the neck and not a little bit on the ear too. Have they stoped doing that?

Rabswood
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Drake and Josh had their first jab in their neck and ear, then all the times after that in their neck. So I think maybe they do it in the ear for the first time, then times after that, in their neck.
Jack x
 
My vet now always gives it in the base of the ear (10%) and the rest in the scruff, and they have had plenty of injections. If i get a different vet, i ask if they would give the 10% in the base of the ear, much to the dismay of my buns. Polo and Opal are having their myxi boosters on friday, so i will let you know how i get on.
 
My vet always puts 10% in the base of the ear so that some of the vaccine goes into the skin
 
Mine had all theirs in the scruff, but the 10% was placed in the skin before withdrawing the needle. I had quizzed the vet, who then gave me a demo :)
 
Maybe they put a little bit in the skin of the neck first before pushing it in deeper but I couldn't really tell when I watched.

Thanks everyone.

Rabswood
 
Our normal bunny vet has a way of delivering the vaccine in the same place in the scruff but does a partial withdrawal to administer the 10% intradermally before he takes the needle all the way out. Never had it given to any of my buns in the ear.

I do know that some vets give it correctly but in different sites, but I also know that some vets don't seem to give it correctly and administer all sub-dermally.:cry:
 
Mmmme. Was not at my usual vets as I used an amnesty vet practice that was offering the buy one get one free for vaccination month.

Rabswood
 
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