aliceechamberlain
Mama Doe
I am not sure where to post this, but I have to tell someone!
My greatest fear since I started the rescue has occurred, one of the rabbits already here, a resident rabbit, has myxomatosis. He had his 6 month vaccination on 23rd April, so the vaccine should still be strong. But, his symptoms have become so bad overnight, my vet fears he may have full blown myxo.
And, as I have so many rabbits here (currently 74), I am terrified. Some are not yet vaccinated, some have only been vaccinated recently (as recent as yesterday), and some of the rescue bunnies are a month overdue on their 6 month innoculation.
I need to close for 3 weeks. A bunny was coming for bonding today, with a rabbit who has been here over a year, so I have obviously had to cancel that. I have several bondings booked, they will all need to be cancelled, the majority of them will wait, but then I will have the bondings stacking up!
My poor Milo looked so ill today. Overnight his one eye had completely closed, his gland under his throat looks like a frogs, and he has such a high temperature, he must feel lousy.
I have left him at the vets, as they feel that is the best thing to do for him. Luckily he is very social and he will not worry about being handled, but he has gone off his veg, will only tuck into his pellets and hay. He usually scoffs baby corn and parsley, but didn't touch any over night.
I know people have been able to get their bunnies through this, but his symptoms have been so rapid my vet feels the prognosis is not good.
We had a wild bunny with myxo find its way onto our front lawn on Sunday, so, somehow Milo must have contracted an insect from that poor creature.
The vets are going to ring the vaccine company as they think it must be a failed batch. I have checked my records and two other rabbits (one homed and one still here) were vaccinated the same time.
Has anyone ever come across the vaccine failing this badly? Or do you think it is sheer bad luck, and for some reason Milo is suffering worse than he should. I did not think the vaccine failed completely.
Whatever happens Milo will not suffer. Currently the pain relief and anti biotics are keeping him 'comfortable'. It is just I am so shocked at how quickly he became worse over the 12 hours when I spoke to the vet last night, and saw her this morning. Last night she thought it sounded more like a form of pasturella, this morning no one could mistake the symptoms.
Sorry this is such a long post, but I feel so bewildered and don't know what to do. All the other rabbits look fine, their ears are not thickened, but I am frightened to put them out in runs now as I feel they are more at risk in the grass outside than in their hutches in the shed.
Alice
My greatest fear since I started the rescue has occurred, one of the rabbits already here, a resident rabbit, has myxomatosis. He had his 6 month vaccination on 23rd April, so the vaccine should still be strong. But, his symptoms have become so bad overnight, my vet fears he may have full blown myxo.
And, as I have so many rabbits here (currently 74), I am terrified. Some are not yet vaccinated, some have only been vaccinated recently (as recent as yesterday), and some of the rescue bunnies are a month overdue on their 6 month innoculation.
I need to close for 3 weeks. A bunny was coming for bonding today, with a rabbit who has been here over a year, so I have obviously had to cancel that. I have several bondings booked, they will all need to be cancelled, the majority of them will wait, but then I will have the bondings stacking up!
My poor Milo looked so ill today. Overnight his one eye had completely closed, his gland under his throat looks like a frogs, and he has such a high temperature, he must feel lousy.
I have left him at the vets, as they feel that is the best thing to do for him. Luckily he is very social and he will not worry about being handled, but he has gone off his veg, will only tuck into his pellets and hay. He usually scoffs baby corn and parsley, but didn't touch any over night.
I know people have been able to get their bunnies through this, but his symptoms have been so rapid my vet feels the prognosis is not good.
We had a wild bunny with myxo find its way onto our front lawn on Sunday, so, somehow Milo must have contracted an insect from that poor creature.
The vets are going to ring the vaccine company as they think it must be a failed batch. I have checked my records and two other rabbits (one homed and one still here) were vaccinated the same time.
Has anyone ever come across the vaccine failing this badly? Or do you think it is sheer bad luck, and for some reason Milo is suffering worse than he should. I did not think the vaccine failed completely.
Whatever happens Milo will not suffer. Currently the pain relief and anti biotics are keeping him 'comfortable'. It is just I am so shocked at how quickly he became worse over the 12 hours when I spoke to the vet last night, and saw her this morning. Last night she thought it sounded more like a form of pasturella, this morning no one could mistake the symptoms.
Sorry this is such a long post, but I feel so bewildered and don't know what to do. All the other rabbits look fine, their ears are not thickened, but I am frightened to put them out in runs now as I feel they are more at risk in the grass outside than in their hutches in the shed.
Alice
