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HELP!!! Could this be mxyi?

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Mama Doe
If you read my last post:) Please reply quick) you will know that I helped a friend with her bunnies yesterday.Btw this is not the first time I've helped her with her rabbits.

Her buns are not vaccanated against anything,so this could have a sad ending...:cry:
Well this friend of mine has got 3 what i think to be lion head x's there are 1x black male ,1x mainly white female and 1x honey coloured female
My friend sometimes breeds them,but atleast she knows she'll find good homes for them cause she keeps a list of people who wanted babies from her.
She beds them on shavings.
The honey coloured female rabbit acted a bit more sleepy then usual yesterday and the ring around her eye was red.

My friend has noticed this too and is going to try and find out more about it(not sure if she means the vets or internet etc.)
But nevertheless I want to ask you RU's, because I mean this is a good site to find information and she proberbly doesn't know RU(btw she doesn't speak much English)


Help!! I want to phone her today with info!! I would hate this dear bun bun to die.

xxx
 
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It could be Myxomatosis, especially if the Rabbits are not vaccinated

She needs to take ALL the Rabbits to a Vet today and when making the appointment she needs to let the surgery know that there is a possibility of it being Myxi so that the Rabbits can be isolated on arrival at the surgery.

The only useful advice you can give this friend is to take the Rabbits to a Vet today and if they are actually well get them ALL vaccinated. If Myxi is confirmed then PTS may be the most humane course of action to prevent further suffering. Unvaccinated Rabbits are unlikely to survive, even if given intensive Veterinary care.
 
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OK,guys some more info!

So, for personal reasons I'm abroad a.t.m. in a country called The Netherlands.
Loads more people take bad care of their buns there then in England and compared to some of them this Friend of mine actualy takes good care of them. I will post a specific thread on this at a later date.
Yes, I understand what you say Jack's Jane, but it is going to be difficult to persaude her because the other two buns are as fit as a fiddle a.t.m.
And their aren't really any amazing rabbit care leaflets in The Netherlands as their are in England.
Their is info out there and it is on websites etc. in The Netherlands, but is doesn't get out to people properly.
 
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Another worrying thought.

I don't know if she's got a rabbit savvy vet though, because if she hasn't the vet may give wrong advice. Because of the Vet not be experienced enough in rabbits etc...
I know you always have to trust the vet ,but you know...:?
 
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