Hello everyone, this is my first post on this forum.
I have read through the threads for brave Viola Rose and Autumn (RIP) and thought this might be the place to ask a few questions regarding myxo in vaccinated rabbits.
All of my rabbits (except one who is on a different schedule) were vaccinated two months ago. One of them started showing signs of myxo by forming a lump on her ear. In the followind weeks two other rabbits developed minor skin lesions that have all scabbed over by now.
My youngest rabbit, Smokey, was neutered two weeks ago and a few days after the operation displayed serious signs of the disease (eyes and genitals swollen, lumps all over his body) He is in perfect form other wise and he had two baytril injections from the vet+metacam and fucidin eye ointment. We also have baytral to take orally.
I somehow suspect the reason he was so badly affected is that the operation might have caused so much stress that his immune system was compromised but it also raised quite a few questions about the disease for me.
1. Is the immunity accumulative. Does it mean the more often they get jabs the less likely they will catch it again?
2. Will the rabbits that have shown signs of myxo have a higher resistance to the disease than those that seemed to be unaffected?
3. When Smokey recovers, having gone through a severe case of the disease, will he have a higher immunity than those who only suffered a minor skin problem?
4. Is it wise to vaccinate a rabbit when myxi is around although he may already be incubating the disease? Since it is a life vaccine are there dangers?
I apologise if those questions have been answered time after time but I couldn't read through every single myxo thread.
Thanks in advance for any replies.
Sabine
I have read through the threads for brave Viola Rose and Autumn (RIP) and thought this might be the place to ask a few questions regarding myxo in vaccinated rabbits.
All of my rabbits (except one who is on a different schedule) were vaccinated two months ago. One of them started showing signs of myxo by forming a lump on her ear. In the followind weeks two other rabbits developed minor skin lesions that have all scabbed over by now.
My youngest rabbit, Smokey, was neutered two weeks ago and a few days after the operation displayed serious signs of the disease (eyes and genitals swollen, lumps all over his body) He is in perfect form other wise and he had two baytril injections from the vet+metacam and fucidin eye ointment. We also have baytral to take orally.
I somehow suspect the reason he was so badly affected is that the operation might have caused so much stress that his immune system was compromised but it also raised quite a few questions about the disease for me.
1. Is the immunity accumulative. Does it mean the more often they get jabs the less likely they will catch it again?
2. Will the rabbits that have shown signs of myxo have a higher resistance to the disease than those that seemed to be unaffected?
3. When Smokey recovers, having gone through a severe case of the disease, will he have a higher immunity than those who only suffered a minor skin problem?
4. Is it wise to vaccinate a rabbit when myxi is around although he may already be incubating the disease? Since it is a life vaccine are there dangers?
I apologise if those questions have been answered time after time but I couldn't read through every single myxo thread.
Thanks in advance for any replies.
Sabine