vac skin reaction!!!

bunnylove · Feb 26, 2005

i had noticed a skin problem on the back of my 14 weeks old rabbits neck., and took him to the vets today, she said it was a reaction to the mysi vacs. because it was situated where he was given the injections..

i am relieved to say the least as i thought it may be because they were fighting. as anyone else experienced this?

eve x

Kerri C · Feb 26, 2005

When I got my rabbit Beemer vaccinated for the first time, she developed scabby lumps on her head!! It cleared up within a few days and the vet advised it was nothing to worry about. :wink:

bunnylove · Feb 26, 2005

he has a bald patch on the back of his neck and i looks raw, like human excema..... i hope it clear very soon

poor little mite has to go and get neutered on monday as well, hope he doesnt have any reactions to the anistectic, i am gonna be panicing all day now!!!!

Maaike_Butter · Feb 26, 2005

A scabby lump is actually a good thing to have happen after a Myxi vacc. This means it's really affected the rabbit's immune system and they will likely have a very high immunity to the disease!

Caz · Feb 26, 2005

Zeus got a little lump there which went after a month or so the others never a reaction. I agree with Maaike - that is what my vet said - the bigger the immune response the better the antibody reaction in future.

Caz

Kerri C · Feb 26, 2005

Maaike_Butter said:
A scabby lump is actually a good thing to have happen after a Myxi vacc. This means it's really affected the rabbit's immune system and they will likely have a very high immunity to the disease!

Are vets supposed to inject it around the head area every time, as the vet I have changed to now only ever inject it in the scruff of their neck and they never get any sort of reaction - does that mean it hasnt worked properly?? :?

rngpwelfare · Feb 26, 2005

My vet injects a tiny bit into the base of the ear and then the rest deep into the scruff. Others I know do it all intot he scruff both just under the skin and then deep.
I also had a locum that injected the small amount over the rabbits back end,and the rest into the scruff never seen it done that way before or since. :roll:
So I think it just depends on which ever way the vet is happy to do it.

Kerri C · Feb 26, 2005

rngpwelfare said:
My vet injects a tiny bit into the base of the ear and then the rest deep into the scruff. Others I know do it all intot he scruff both just under the skin and then deep.
I also had a locum that injected the small amount over the rabbits back end,and the rest into the scruff never seen it done that way before or since. :roll:
So I think it just depends on which ever way the vet is happy to do it.

Thanks Tracey!!

Maaike_Butter · Feb 26, 2005

Yup, that's how my vet did it too, Tracy. A little bit below the ear and the rest into the scruff. That's the way the Myxi vacc is supposed to be injected, one bit intradermally- like a bubble in the skin (this is what goes scabby sometimes) and the rest subcutaneously, under the skin completely, usually into the scruff of the neck.

Edited to add this link on Myxi and its vacc:
http://www.houserabbit.co.uk/rwf/articles/understanding_myxo.htm

bunnylove · Feb 26, 2005

he doesnt have a lump it a bald patch and the skin looks itritaed, the vet looked under a ifra lamp and there was no sigh of mites or ring worm, so said it was a reactions to the vacs

rngpwelfare · Feb 26, 2005

Can I just ask if he has only had his Myxi jab as we have this sort of skin reaction a couple of times a year from Vhd.

Aerry · Feb 26, 2005

Ooohh... This topic was really usefull for me. Momiji has been booked for this Thursday for his jabs at the vets. Is there anything else I should know before hand? What to expect, etc?

bunnylove · Feb 26, 2005

rngpwelfare said:
Can I just ask if he has only had his Myxi jab as we have this sort of skin reaction a couple of times a year from Vhd.

hi tracey, no he had his vhd then two weeks later got the mysi and them three days later i noticed the reaction?

bunnylove · Feb 26, 2005

Aerry said:
Ooohh... This topic was really usefull for me. Momiji has been booked for this Thursday for his jabs at the vets. Is there anything else I should know before hand? What to expect, etc?

to be honest jennie i have has all mine done, well 10 and have never seem any problems with them, i was told they may go a little quite but did not find that, and this one is the only one who has had a reaction to it, even his 5 other litter mates havent got the reaction! weird!!!!

LurcherGirl · Feb 26, 2005

I agree with Maaike - that is what my vet said - the bigger the immune response the better the antibody reaction in future.

Magic's antibody reaction must be fabulous then, as he got two lesions on his shoulder blades after VHD vaccinations and it's only just about healing up properly now, over four weeks after the event...

bunnylove · Feb 27, 2005

LurcherGirl said:
I agree with Maaike - that is what my vet said - the bigger the immune response the better the antibody reaction in future.

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Magic's antibody reaction must be fabulous then, as he got two lesions on his shoulder blades after VHD vaccinations and it's only just about healing up properly now, over four weeks after the event...

lurchergirl does magic get the reaction everytime he gets the jab?

Tahra · Feb 27, 2005

Eve - Otis gets the same kindof reaction you're describing. I think though it was only the once and it was to the VHD. His was between the shoulder blades and went really scabby and horrible looking - I too at first thought it was a wound and it was just before his neutering too !!

It was there for quite a few weeks then one day it just dropped off and the fur grew back almost overnight like it does. If he had a reaction to his last vhd then it was too small to notice. Dont know if this has any relevance but Otis is very prone to really bad flaking skin when he's moulting - he's like a regular snowball with his dandruff at the moment, so perhaps if they have sensitive skin the vac reaction might be more noticeable ??

bunnylove · Feb 27, 2005

tahra, i will take a photo and show you to see what you think, i am a little nervous now as he has to to be neutered tommorrow, and i hoping he does not have a bad reaction to the anaetstic (sory cant spell that)

eve x

bunnytales · Feb 27, 2005

Hi Eve - did you Vet give you anything to pop onto your bunnies skin to promote healing.

Buffs had a reaction similar to this and our Vet prescribed Fuchiderm which was brilliant in getting her skin to heal quickly.

Hope this helps.

bunnylove · Feb 27, 2005

hi lany

she said i should use sudo cream sparingly

eve x

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