Apologies if this info is out there but I can't find it atm. Does anyone know why a lot of vets are doubting that RHD 2 is a threat or even here in the UK at all? Does anyone know what the RCVS' stance on the issue is?
I have been speaking to rabbit friends over the last few weeks and have heard increasing accounts of having to persuade vets to get the vaccine in and then being told it's been ordered in "specially" or not being willing to order it because "no one else has requested it". Do vets not have a duty to find out what the risks are and disseminate this information to their clients? It seems that very few vets are actually making contact with their clients to arrange vaccination unless it is requested. I can't see that most rabbit owners are going to be aware of it unless their vet tells them. I have heard other accounts where vets have said there is too much conflicting information so they don't want to offer the vaccine until there is clearer guidance.
Worryingly a friend lost both her rabbits to what she suspects is VHD 2 (after speaking to a rescue centre who has had confirmed cases by PM so is well aware of the symptoms) but after speaking to her vet they claim that it is just not possible as they have seen no cases of it so must have been something else.
This is really concerning me as I think there is the potential for a lot of rabbits to be lost unless vets start taking this more seriously.
I have been speaking to rabbit friends over the last few weeks and have heard increasing accounts of having to persuade vets to get the vaccine in and then being told it's been ordered in "specially" or not being willing to order it because "no one else has requested it". Do vets not have a duty to find out what the risks are and disseminate this information to their clients? It seems that very few vets are actually making contact with their clients to arrange vaccination unless it is requested. I can't see that most rabbit owners are going to be aware of it unless their vet tells them. I have heard other accounts where vets have said there is too much conflicting information so they don't want to offer the vaccine until there is clearer guidance.
Worryingly a friend lost both her rabbits to what she suspects is VHD 2 (after speaking to a rescue centre who has had confirmed cases by PM so is well aware of the symptoms) but after speaking to her vet they claim that it is just not possible as they have seen no cases of it so must have been something else.
This is really concerning me as I think there is the potential for a lot of rabbits to be lost unless vets start taking this more seriously.