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Myxomatosis warning, Leicester

lilbun

lilbun

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One of our vets was horse riding near Beacon Hill in Leicester the other day and saw numerous bunnies affected with myxomatosis.
Please, whatever county you are in, make sure your rabbit's vaccines are up to date
 
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it has become endemic in France, and some wild rabbits are becoming resistant to the disease or get only slightly ill and become carrier of the disease to other rabbits... all over the past years they died from VHD although there are still plenty to die from myxo:cry:
 
Thanks for this - I have some good friends in Leicester so I can warn them to be extra careful with their fluffs!
 
Martine said:
it has become endemic in France, and some wild rabbits are becoming resistant to the disease or get only slightly ill and become carrier of the disease to other rabbits... all over the past years they died from VHD although there are still plenty to die from myxo:cry:
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Is a vaccine available in France? :wave:
 
:D sure, for both myxo+vhd for pets rabbits but they cannot vaccinate the wild ones... but sometimes the shot leaves a kyste at the point of inoculation
 
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Martine said:
:D sure, for both myxo+vhd for pets rabbits but they cannot vaccinate the wild ones... but sometimes the shot leaves a kyste at the point of inoculation
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At least we are lucky- no vaccine is available to our friends in Australia
 
really ? dont they have domestic rabbits overthere ? because myxo came from there to eradicate all wild rabbits.. I think the vaccine is available in Europe, US and Canada, I hope ... because some people breed rabbits for eating, as well :(
 
Martine said:
really ? dont they have domestic rabbits overthere ? because myxo came from there to eradicate all wild rabbits.. I think the vaccine is available in Europe, US and Canada, I hope ... because some people breed rabbits for eating, as well :(
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They do have domestic rabbits. They done allow the vaccine because they don't want the wild rabbits becoming immune, unfortunately, because of the damage to crops :(
 
lilbun said:
They do have domestic rabbits. They done allow the vaccine because they don't want the wild rabbits becoming immune, unfortunately, because of the damage to crops :(
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Ya, and in spite of all the damages they did to the world's wild rabbits, they still continue to let the disease spread... it is terrible when you think the whole trouble started in the 60's ..:(
 
I had to dodge a wild rabbit yesterday - I live near Chester, it was on the road by Costco in Ellesmere Port. I literally came to a standstill and drove around it, one of it's eyes was shut - poor thing! It wasn't normal, it was so slow moving... Not sure if it was myxi, but there seems to be a lot of discussions about it.
 
binkie said:
I had to dodge a wild rabbit yesterday - I live near Chester, it was on the road by Costco in Ellesmere Port. I literally came to a standstill and drove around it, one of it's eyes was shut - poor thing! It wasn't normal, it was so slow moving... Not sure if it was myxi, but there seems to be a lot of discussions about it.
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Yep, that sounds like classic myxi: poor thing :cry:
 
lilbun said:
At least we are lucky- no vaccine is available to our friends in Australia
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Nope no myxo vacc over here - but there is for VHD, go figure. Doesn't make sense.

A lot of the wild bun population here has become immune too (yesssss!!) but there is still the odd outbreak.

I wish more Aussies would see what wonderful companions buns can be, there's still a long way to go though :(
 
How peculiar they vaccinate for VHD and not myxo... be cause VHD can do immediate damages to rabbits populations... poor rabbits... :oops:
 
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