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Myxo vaccination question

M

Maizey

Wise Old Thumper
Every time my bunny Blue has the myxo vaccination he gets really bad snuffles which usually clears up after a short course of antibiotics.This time It hasnt so he is on another course of baytril and if that doesnt work we will change abx.My question is the myo vaccine is live,is it possible to get a dead vaccine?
 
Maizey said:
Every time my bunny Blue has the myxo vaccination he gets really bad snuffles which usually clears up after a short course of antibiotics.This time It hasnt so he is on another course of baytril and if that doesnt work we will change abx.My question is the myo vaccine is live,is it possible to get a dead vaccine?
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The myxo vac is not actually derived from the Myxoma Virus but from the Shope Fibroma Virus. At the moment this is the only vaccine available and AFAIK there is no 'work in progress' to licence another one. Apparently inactivated vaccines from the Myxoma Virus itself are ineffective.

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Thank you for your reply Jane.Thats very interesting.Where is the Shorpe Fibroma Virus found to make the vaccine,do rabbits carry this virus?
 
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My vet always told my the myxi vaccine wasn't live :? but I admit I haven't read round the point to check, just took her word for it
 
It's definitely live: http://www.noahcompendium.co.uk/Intervet_Schering-Plough/Nobivac_Myxo/-29529.html

But maybe your vet meant it's not live myxo, which is true because shope fibroma is related but doesn't cause myxo! I have a feeling shope-fibroma is a related illness in rabbits in North America, I don't know of it causing any problems here. If my memory serves me correctly, it's usually non-fatal but causes really bizarre shaped lesions to erupt especially around the head.

Edit: :wave: Jane :lol:
 
You're right. I remember the conversation now.

Remember the "rescue" I got Meredith from :roll:

They were giving the advice to the public that they wouldn't myxi vaccinate buns if they had another unvaccinated rabbit as the unvaccinated bun could catch myxi from the freshly vaccinated one as it was a live vaccine :shock: So they were advising not to vaccinate.:censored:

I was chatting to Jen about how crazy this was and thats when she said it wasn't the live myxi. So thats were I got confused sorry.
 
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