reaction to VHD jab?

paulinejoe · Jul 27, 2010

A friend from work texted earlier to say her youngest bun (got after my persistent nagging, i mean helpful educating, about the merits of buns being in pairs :lol

seems unwell after his first VHD jab yesterday, i checked he was eating and she said yes but that he is very subdued and not himself, he went on the lawn for a bit and ate some grass. I've just asked how he is and she said still quiet, i've given her the number for the animal hospital as told her to ring her own vets and get the out of hours number but they didn't have one :? She's just going to keep an eye on him but i've told her to ring the vets straight away if he stops eating or any other changes.

Is it common to get a reaction from VHD? I've tried searching the forums for this but can't get it to work right

, so sorry if this has been asked a thousand times already

Nicola1 · Jul 27, 2010

Does she know if Cylap or Lapinject was used? (should be on her invoice/receipt if she got one, or she could ring vet and ask). From reading on here, a reaction to Cylap is quite common x

Jack's-Jane · Jul 27, 2010

paulinejoe said:
A friend from work texted earlier to say her youngest bun (got after my persistent nagging, i mean helpful educating, about the merits of buns being in pairs :lol seems unwell after his first VHD jab yesterday, i checked he was eating and she said yes but that he is very subdued and not himself, he went on the lawn for a bit and ate some grass. I've just asked how he is and she said still quiet, i've given her the number for the animal hospital as told her to ring her own vets and get the out of hours number but they didn't have one :? She's just going to keep an eye on him but i've told her to ring the vets straight away if he stops eating or any other changes.

Is it common to get a reaction from VHD? I've tried searching the forums for this but can't get it to work right , so sorry if this has been asked a thousand times already

Yes, the VHD vaccine can make some Rabbits feel off colour for 24-48 hours.

They should not stop eating/pooing, but they may be quiet and somewhat withdrawn.

paulinejoe · Jul 27, 2010

Thanks :wave: I'll get her to check if it was that cylap, it rings a bell now you've mentioned it, i've heard people talking about that causing problems too, she's going to keep tabs on his food and water intake i forgot about the pooing

i'll text her to tell her to watch for that as well, and keep a really close eye on him, hopefully it is just an off colour thing and that he'll have brightened up in the morning, he's a gorgeous little thing, i was round their house the other day helping with bonding him to his wifeybun-to-be, we put them on the trampoline as the only neutral spot and put mashed bananas on his head

and she licked it all off

they're almost ready to move in together

Amy104 · Jul 28, 2010

Yes, the VHD vaccine can make some Rabbits feel off colour for 24-48 hours.

They should not stop eating/pooing, but they may be quiet and somewhat withdrawn.

I total agree with this. When I used to have Cylap all my buns would be very subdued afterwards, Bluebell in particular would be like this for 48 hrs. He was always happy to eat though so if the bun isn't eating a vet visit is probably in order.

They now have Lapinject and are totally fine.

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