I also live in London and have seen wild buns. There some in my local park and I have seen them on a patch of waste ground near a DLR station. I thought all buns are at risk of catching Mixy :?
That may well be possible, but I live away from parks. There is definitely no wild bunnies in our area...
Yes, all bunnies are at risk of catching mixy including mine, but I have made an informed decision that after initial vaccinations, I will not vaccinate my bunnies any further unless absolutely necessary. I have made the same decision for my dogs (with the only difference that my dogs are titre tested). Vaccinations are not risk free, they are potentially linked to autoimmune problems and do cause reactions in a great deal of bunnies (just read the forum...).
Considering my particular circumstances and considering all I know about vaccinations, I have come to the decision that I have... Someone else might come to a different decision in the same situation and that's absolutely fine!
I am by no means asking people not to vaccinate their bunnies, because it does save lives without doubt, I am simply telling you what I do and my opinion as the OP asked for it!
Vera
PS. The fact that I have two dogs with autoimmune problems, possibly caused or triggered by vaccinations, has of course influenced my decision as has the fact that I never really have GI stasis problems or many of the other common health problems in my rabbits like so many other people do... I do wonder whether some of it may be due to the very frequent vaccinations of rabbits, particularly if mixy is done every six months... It is a burden on the immune system (hence why only healthy rabbits should be vaccinated) without doubt. I would definitely never recommend vaccinating a rabbit that has continuous health problems of any kind (be it GI problems or anything else).
And then of course, you get the many cases where even vaccinated rabbits/dogs die from the diseases they are vaccinated for!
But as I said, I am not against vaccinations at all and always recommend it to other people but also explain why mine are not done yearly so people at least know all the options and can make an informed decision - whatever that decision may be.
In fact, it is the overvaccination that I am worried about, not vaccinations as such! All my bunnies and dogs have had their initial vaccinations!