Had to take buns back after cylap jabs

Further to my thread "clean bill of health" yesterday, when I checked on the buns this morning both had a limp. Thumper was worse - properly favouring nearside fore, totally off the ground mostly, whereas Coco was just limping a little. Phoned the vets in a panic, told to take them back in.

They're fine (phew!) and it is a known side-effect but my vet, Faye, said she'd never actually experienced the effect before and they do loads of cylap jabs at my vets. Anyway she's going to do a report to the manufacturer and offered to order in a different type next year for me if I didn't want cylap next time. I think I'll take her up on her offer as I was a bit concerned, but like some jabs in humans, our arms can ache afterwards.

Faye gave the poor bunnies yet another jab (anti-inflammatory and pain relief) and said that they should be fine over the course of today/tonight but any more concerns I'm to phone her again.

I have to say I was quite impressed with her as she gave them a thorough check over, paying particular attention to their nearside fores and got them to hop about a bit so she could see their limps. She herself was a bit concerned/embarrassed that they'd had a reaction, which was nice to see as it shows she's human!

Unfortunately, like so many others, you've experienced the cylap side effects.

Limp, lack of appetite, scab at wound side, lethargy etc.

Anivac / Lapinject are the other options for you incase you wanted to know the names.

Why is this still not listed as a possible side effect??? So many people have reported it yet vets still say that they have not heard of it before. I think Jacks Jane gathered some data together to send to the manufacturers a while back although I can remember the outcome.

Hope your buns feel better soon.

Thank you both, yes Graham I will make a note of the names for next year. Suzanne, the vet did say it was a known side-effect but that she herself hasn't seen a rabbit with a limp after the jab before. As I said though, she offered - rather than me asking - to use a different one next year and thank you for your sentiments

last year i hadn't heard of this and afterward my vet asked if i'd had side effects like limping etc..

this morning i booked the girls in for their jabs and asked about the vaccine and was told they had switched to anivac.
very relieved.

hope your guys are better soon, it must have been very worrying.

elis-mum said:

last year i hadn't heard of this and afterward my vet asked if i'd had side effects like limping etc..

this morning i booked the girls in for their jabs and asked about the vaccine and was told they had switched to anivac.
very relieved.

hope your guys are better soon, it must have been very worrying.

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I was quite worried in all honestly but mostly for my daughter as she is really really attached to the bunnies and Thumper is hers. My son was a bit concerned - wouldn't come to the vet - although Niamh did and the poor girl was almost beside herself. She's only 8 (was 8 on Monday 15 Aug in fact).

Both bunnies have been happily munching grass today and wolfed down some pellet food I put in as a treat. They're now having a snooze.

Suzanne said:

Why is this still not listed as a possible side effect??? So many people have reported it yet vets still say that they have not heard of it before. I think Jacks Jane gathered some data together to send to the manufacturers a while back although I can remember the outcome.

Hope your buns feel better soon.

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It is

http://www.noahcompendium.co.uk/Pfizer_Limited/Cylap/-44936.html

Jack's-Jane said:

It is

http://www.noahcompendium.co.uk/Pfizer_Limited/Cylap/-44936.html

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Then vets should be advising people so that they don't stress out and get worried. When it happened to Florence we rushed he back thinking the worst.

Suzanne said:

Then vets should be advising people so that they don't stress out and get worried. When it happened to Florence we rushed he back thinking the worst.

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I know, *some* Vets dont bother to read the Data Sheet til you insist they do so :roll:

Jack's-Jane said:

I know, *some* Vets dont bother to read the Data Sheet til you insist they do so :roll:

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This is So true, the practice I work in didn't know the side effects until I told them as an Owner before i started to work there we now use lapinject