Our vet has had a rabbit handed in, it was thin, and had abscesses around its rump, nose and eye. It is very bright and eating well, the abscesses are clearing up with treatment.
The vet who is dealing with it isn't sure if it is myxi, but I said if it is recovering it must have been vaccinated and has developed nodular myxi, it also seems unlikely to be that after the winter we've had here and it is very early in the year.
Is this correct.
I've told the vet he needs to keep the rabbit for a week, legally, to give the owners a chance to reclaim it, to put up a notice in the practice and if the owner cares I would assume they would contact the vet.
If nobody claims it, I've said we will take it, but what are the implications of this. Mine are all vaccinated 6 monthly, she will obviously be kept in quarantine initially, but for how long do I need to keep her seperate, if she does/did have myxi.
The vet who is dealing with it isn't sure if it is myxi, but I said if it is recovering it must have been vaccinated and has developed nodular myxi, it also seems unlikely to be that after the winter we've had here and it is very early in the year.
Is this correct.
I've told the vet he needs to keep the rabbit for a week, legally, to give the owners a chance to reclaim it, to put up a notice in the practice and if the owner cares I would assume they would contact the vet.
If nobody claims it, I've said we will take it, but what are the implications of this. Mine are all vaccinated 6 monthly, she will obviously be kept in quarantine initially, but for how long do I need to keep her seperate, if she does/did have myxi.