obsessedwithanimals
Mama Doe
only needs to be given once a year? :?
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Am I right that the new combined vaccine
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Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
Nope, it is an entirely different vaccine made from the actual Myxoma Virus. The 'old' Myxo vac was derived from the Shope Fibroma Virus and relied on cross immunity. If you read the link in my previous post you will see that boosters are once a year
Cool, I wonder what they mean by this bit though? Does that mean if they have been regularly vaccinated with the old one the new one might not work?
"Rabbits that have been vaccinated previously with another myxomatosis vaccine, or that have experienced natural myxomatosis infection in the field, may not develop a proper immune response against rabbit haemorrhagic disease following vaccination"
"Rabbits that have been vaccinated previously with another myxomatosis vaccine, or that have experienced natural myxomatosis infection in the field, may not develop a proper immune response against rabbit haemorrhagic disease following vaccination"
RedFraggle
Warren Veteran
It means they might not develop a full immunity to VHD if they have previously had myxi or been vaccinated against myxi. They will be fully protected against myxi though.
I think the company are doing extra work on this, there is stuff about it on other threads.
