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Hugo's There
Wise Old Thumper
No i wouldn't but not sure that is the answer you want?
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rachylou
Warren Veteran
This is genuinely a fact finding question as my therapist thinks people without OCD would have no problem doing it.
Hele
Warren Veteran
Ok, in that case no I would not purposely find a field of bunnies and pick a handful of grass from where I knew they would have touched it, but because more can be passed than VHD, even down to wildy smells maybe upsetting the buns.
But I did used to forage from a footpath hedgerow, the other side of the hedge was a bank with lots of bunnies
I didn't worry about foraging close to wildies in the slightest, my buns are vaccinated and safe. I did however only forage from a few foot up the hedge to avoid any possible dog pee! So no bun would have touched it either! Where I lived there was lots of myxi around (though I never saw a wildie with it) I also think there was VHD too.
silverrabbit
Mama Doe
My buns are vaccinated against VHD but still not sure i'd risk it tbh.
Blackberry & Co
Wise Old Thumper
Anything foraged from ground level gets washed - simply because of dog pee etc. That is one thing I would be disagreeing with your therapist about.
SarahP
Wise Old Thumper
Exactly this.
Captain Helen
Wise Old Thumper
No, I wouldn't. I would wash anything that came from outside my garden before feeding it to the buns.
Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
Agreed, not because of a specific VHD risk but as a general 'food hygiene' measure
Hoppit!
Wise Old Thumper
No. You DO need to be careful picking wild plants from the ground. My rabbits got very poorly with coccidiosis from wildie contaminated grass. I'm sorry if that's the wrong thing to say, but it is something to be aware of. Plants growing above ground, bramble leaves and what have you, should be fine as long as they're washed.
No, I would not. But not because of vhd - if vhd was the only risk then I would, because my buns are vaccinated.
I wouldn't because of the risk of other illnesses that my buns are not vaccinated against, like cocci and E.C. Also, there's a fairly strong chance that a dog has weed/pooed on it.
However, you and your therapist may be interested to know that whilst I would not pick plants from ground level, I would happily walk through the fields and then go home and let the rabbits climb all over me and my shoes without washing them. I wouldn't even think about it. And the last two years Barney has not been vaccinated on time but 1-3 months late due to ill health, and I still wouldn't worry, as the vaccine still offers (not guaranteed 100%, declining over time) protection from vhd after a year.
I wouldn't because of the risk of other illnesses that my buns are not vaccinated against, like cocci and E.C. Also, there's a fairly strong chance that a dog has weed/pooed on it.
However, you and your therapist may be interested to know that whilst I would not pick plants from ground level, I would happily walk through the fields and then go home and let the rabbits climb all over me and my shoes without washing them. I wouldn't even think about it. And the last two years Barney has not been vaccinated on time but 1-3 months late due to ill health, and I still wouldn't worry, as the vaccine still offers (not guaranteed 100%, declining over time) protection from vhd after a year.
Not everything grows above ground level though, surely? Brambles and hawthorn yes but dandelion or plantain? What about shop-bought hay and forage? Is it treated or is that treatment effective? Would washing help anyway? Although I would wash stuff and Hector is vaccinated, I'd have thought there were still risks although there will be risks in everything e.g. Your shoes etc.
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Lib_n_bunny
Wise Old Thumper
I wouldn't feed him anything without washing it. But it wouldn't bother me if I had walked around a field with wild bunnies in, in an area where I knew there to be vhd, and then walking around my house and the rabbit in the same clothes and shoes.
Clare-uk
Mama Doe
Nope not a chance, never pick anything where wild buns have been as you never know. Don't think it's anything to do with OCD think its more common sense?! Why would anyone purposely risk spreading illness? That's like going into hospital & licking the patients to see what you can catch! Just my humble opinion
Vegan_Bunny
Warren Veteran
I wouldn't pick anything that as been near a population of wild rabbits...just in case. I wash everything I pick that has not been in my garden just in case a dog has peed on it or there's something nasty on them. I won't pick things from beside paths, unless they are high up for the same reason.
It has nothing to do with OCD, it's about being careful.
It has nothing to do with OCD, it's about being careful.
