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Myxi advice please
- Thread starter SerenityS
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Jazzy B Bunny
Wise Old Thumper
Has the other been vaxinated?? i would keep them separeate 
por lil bun
por lil bun Jazzy B Bunny
Wise Old Thumper
Yes i would get the other one done ASAP and keep them apart!
Jazzy B Bunny
Wise Old Thumper
Gem said:
If the rabbit has fleas n the other one goes near the infected one the other can get it if im correct? :?
.::.whiterabbit.::.
Mama Doe
can mxyi be erm i mean can bunnys still live once they get myxi?
can vets give some soughta thing to get rid of it>?
sorry couldnt think of the word that means getting rid of an illness lol
can vets give some soughta thing to get rid of it>?
sorry couldnt think of the word that means getting rid of an illness lol
Jazzy B Bunny
Wise Old Thumper
or is that VHD im confused :?
hi
myxi is usually passed by insect bites from fleas and mosquitoes, but there is a strain of myxi which can be passed from rabbit to rabbit contact, although you won't know if it's this type of myxi or the usual type. I would definitely keep them apart and get the other bunny vaccd.
If an unvaccd bunny catches myxi it will die a very slow and unpleasant death 99.9% of the time - A vaccd bunny can be nursed through the illness to survive, but it's a very nasty illness while it lasts.
The rabbit usually dies of pneumonia and starvation, rather than myxi itself
myxi is usually passed by insect bites from fleas and mosquitoes, but there is a strain of myxi which can be passed from rabbit to rabbit contact, although you won't know if it's this type of myxi or the usual type. I would definitely keep them apart and get the other bunny vaccd.
If an unvaccd bunny catches myxi it will die a very slow and unpleasant death 99.9% of the time - A vaccd bunny can be nursed through the illness to survive, but it's a very nasty illness while it lasts.
The rabbit usually dies of pneumonia and starvation, rather than myxi itself
Jazzy B Bunny
Wise Old Thumper
Nooo poor bunny
OMG i got something right
OMG i got something right
myxi
Hi serenitys your sisters bunny that has myxi will most probably not make it i,m afraid take her to the vets ASAP they will probably PTS If she has the companion bunny vaccinated it will take 10 days to kick in so if she already has it it will not give any protection even vaccinated bunnies die from myxi it is not follproof sorry this is not very good news for you
Hi serenitys
your sisters bunny that has myxi will most probably not make it i,m afraid take her to the vets ASAP they will probably PTS If she has the companion bunny vaccinated it will take 10 days to kick in so if she already has it it will not give any protection even vaccinated bunnies die from myxi it is not follproof sorry this is not very good news for you Oh I'm so sorry to hear this Unfortunately, the bun with Myxi will probably not make it We nursed our first bun with myxi who had not been vaccinated - he lasted for three weeks but died in the end
To be honest, if the myxi is there then I would not go through that again, for buns sake I would do the kindest thing that you can and let him go with dignity and love
If the second bun has been exposed and shows any signs of myxi then you would have to do the same Vaccinate by all means but it can take a while to kick in and he could still get the myxi in the end
Unfortunately, the bun with Myxi will probably not make it We nursed our first bun with myxi who had not been vaccinated - he lasted for three weeks but died in the end To be honest, if the myxi is there then I would not go through that again, for buns sake
I would do the kindest thing that you can and let him go with dignity and love If the second bun has been exposed and shows any signs of myxi then you would have to do the same
Vaccinate by all means but it can take a while to kick in and he could still get the myxi in the end http://www.myxomatosishelpline.co.uk/caring for rabbits with myxomatosis.htm
This article about caring for buns with myxomatosis may be of help to your sister in helping her care for her sick bun.
I wish her all the best
Janice
This article about caring for buns with myxomatosis may be of help to your sister in helping her care for her sick bun.
I wish her all the best
Janice
doorkeeper
Mama Doe
My vets said that it IS worth vaccinating even if they have been exposed. I lost Daisy to myxi about 3 weeks ago but didn't lose any of the others as I separated her from them at first sign and got the ones who hadn't been vaccinated done straight away. Even her partner who hadn't been vaccinated before, due to ill health, survived. It is worth it.
I thought previously that a rabbit with a compromised immune system wouldn't respond, so it wasn't worth doing, but I think the reason that ALL my others (all 20) survived was that they were vaccinated and quarantined.
The other thing I did was take extra insect precautions. It must have been a mosquito that gave it to Daisy. I sprayed repellant every where and used fly papers to trap them.
I can't see that Blueberry wouldn't have been exposed as he was always grooming Daisy. The first sign was her eyes and he must have licked them, but he is here and in good health now.
Get the other one vaccinated and separate them.
I thought previously that a rabbit with a compromised immune system wouldn't respond, so it wasn't worth doing, but I think the reason that ALL my others (all 20) survived was that they were vaccinated and quarantined.
The other thing I did was take extra insect precautions. It must have been a mosquito that gave it to Daisy. I sprayed repellant every where and used fly papers to trap them.
I can't see that Blueberry wouldn't have been exposed as he was always grooming Daisy. The first sign was her eyes and he must have licked them, but he is here and in good health now.
Get the other one vaccinated and separate them.
myxi
Hi doorkeeper myxi is transmissed by biting vectars so you can have 2 bunnies living together & one (who has been bitten by an infected insect) who will get it & the (who hasn,t been bitten) will be fine you did the right thing by isolating your infected bunny as in the later stages when pneumonia sets in it is infectious
Hi doorkeeper
myxi is transmissed by biting vectars so you can have 2 bunnies living together & one (who has been bitten by an infected insect) who will get it & the (who hasn,t been bitten) will be fine you did the right thing by isolating your infected bunny as in the later stages when pneumonia sets in it is infectious mad_about_bunnies
New Kit
Im sorry to hear about your poorly bun. Same thing happen last month with my two...neither were vaccinated and sooty got myxi -I had to take her to the vets and say goodbye .
Roo (my beatuiful rex) was fine though and we took her to the vets after a couple of days (to make sure she didnt show any signs of getting it) to get her vaccinated. Sadly, about a week later she developed myxi too
I think she probably got bitten at the same time as sooty but it took longer to show as she was a 'stronger' breed. (incubtion period can be from a few days to two weeks).
I have my fingers crossed that your bunny is okay...id still get her vaccinated though as she may be fine. lets me know was she gets on.
.Roo (my beatuiful rex) was fine though and we took her to the vets after a couple of days (to make sure she didnt show any signs of getting it) to get her vaccinated. Sadly, about a week later she developed myxi too
I think she probably got bitten at the same time as sooty but it took longer to show as she was a 'stronger' breed. (incubtion period can be from a few days to two weeks).
I have my fingers crossed that your bunny is okay...id still get her vaccinated though as she may be fine. lets me know was she gets on.
Wendy-Jane
Alpha Buck
Jo,
I'm really sorry to hear this. With regard to whether you should separate the sick bun from the healthy one, my two were at the vets yesterday, having their jabs, and by coincidence I picked up the leaflet produced by Intervet, the Company that makes the vaccine.
In it, this says (quote) "Incidentally, myxomatosis is not easily spread by simple contact from one rabbit to another. For instance if a myxomatosis-infected rabbit is placed in the same hutch as a healthy rabbit and neither animal is parasitised by fleas or mosquitoes, then the disease is virtually never transmitted by contact."
So that sounds like providing the sick bun hasn't got fleas, which could get onto the healthy bun and bite her, then it's ok to keep them together. Obviously, if possible, that's less stressful for both of them, but I guess it all depends on how you think poorly bun caught it.
I hope this info helps you to decide what to do anyway, and I really wish you both lots of luck in fighting it.
Nose rubs to Hopsy and Dory, hugs to you guys.
xx
I'm really sorry to hear this. With regard to whether you should separate the sick bun from the healthy one, my two were at the vets yesterday, having their jabs, and by coincidence I picked up the leaflet produced by Intervet, the Company that makes the vaccine.
In it, this says (quote) "Incidentally, myxomatosis is not easily spread by simple contact from one rabbit to another. For instance if a myxomatosis-infected rabbit is placed in the same hutch as a healthy rabbit and neither animal is parasitised by fleas or mosquitoes, then the disease is virtually never transmitted by contact."
So that sounds like providing the sick bun hasn't got fleas, which could get onto the healthy bun and bite her, then it's ok to keep them together. Obviously, if possible, that's less stressful for both of them, but I guess it all depends on how you think poorly bun caught it.
I hope this info helps you to decide what to do anyway, and I really wish you both lots of luck in fighting it.
Nose rubs to Hopsy and Dory, hugs to you guys.
xx
doorkeeper
Mama Doe
Once the bunny develops pneumonia (and they will ) it is transmissable rabbit to rabbit. They DO need to be separated.
) it is transmissable rabbit to rabbit. They DO need to be separated.
