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when to give vac boosters

bunnylove

Wise Old Thumper
when do you do the boosters for mysi 6 months/ vhd yearly? equactly when they are due or a little before they are due to make up any loss of protection,?

Eve x
 
i shall do mine agine in the spring they are due aprial but i will do them a bit before droplets due feb i wanted to ge tthem all done together so may do march
 
I certainly do - the two crisp £50 notes in my wallet will soon be lining the vet till today, got 3 of them off for their vaccs!
I was told both myxi and VHD were once a year but will probably do them every 6 months as I'm surrounded by farmland and see plenty of wild buns, unfortunately some suffering from myxi. I'd probably be tempted to do them a bit early, though as the myxi jab can be done just anually I don't imagine doing it a bit over the 6 month mark would be too problematic.
I might let them overlap and see how much discount they do for 5 rabbits at a time! Will be getting 10% off today but might see if they'll do more when I get them done next time if I take all 5.
 
i think this is a personal chioce, My lot get done for VHD yearly and im still not too cler on Myxi as although the manufacterer (sp) state yearly they do say that it can be given every 6 months because it is'nt 100% effective. But they also state that as long as vaccinate before spring it should cover them over the high periods of risk i.e srping and autum.
 
All my buns were done in may for both myxi and VHD :D

My vet says yearly for both jabs .... I going to ask if I can bring both jabs forward a coupke of months and get them done in the spring about March time i thought.
 
I just had Evo done for his myxi today. And his VHD three weeks ago. Our vets recommended yearly for both, but I had the myxi done after 7 months, as there seems to be a lot of it around this year - the vet said she saw a bunny with it last week :( . Plus o/h has a habit of leaving doors open to let mosquitos and the like in :evil:
 
VHD yearly and myxi 6 months in high risk areas and 1year in low risk (though I don't think there is a set way to determine high/low risk area).

I think mine are done roughly March & September.

It's definately worth asking about multiple discounts and also keep an eye out as sometimes vets will do special days/weeks where you get discounts.

Tam
 
Well having spoke at length to my vet about this here is his opinion:

"Basically vaccinations really only need to be done once a year at April time unless you are in a very high risk area. This is because the diseases are more or less dormant during the winter"

This would add up cause there is a lot of confusion about whether the vaccs are one or twice yearly. If given in April and you are in a low risk area then the vaccination would last until October after which time the disease is dormant. However if you vaccinate in January then you will need to do it again in July. (hope this is clear :? )

The surgery sends our reminders in MArch for everyone to do their jabs :D

lol Pam
 
I have been looking at Mr Binks' certificates and he had been given two vaccinations. One is clearly for Myxamatosis.

The other is called a Cylap Vaccine. Is that the one for VHD? Or is he missing a vaccination?

Are there any others?

Many thanks bunny folks!

leepodlet, xx
 
podlet said:
I have been looking at Mr Binks' certificates and he had been given two vaccinations. One is clearly for Myxamatosis.

The other is called a Cylap Vaccine. Is that the one for VHD? Or is he missing a vaccination?

Are there any others?

Many thanks bunny folks!

leepodlet, xx

yep cylap is vhd! there is only two vacs they need mysi and vhd!
 
kimbun's mum said:
Well having spoke at length to my vet about this here is his opinion:

"Basically vaccinations really only need to be done once a year at April time unless you are in a very high risk area. This is because the diseases are more or less dormant during the winter"

D

lol Pam

Hiya, when we had a Myxo outbreak seven years ago, a rabbit Specialist who the Veterinary Ministry contacted with our questions, was of the opinion that by the very transmittion of the disease, ie, by fleas or mosquitos (which can invade houses as much as gardens), that all bunnies should be vaccinated twice yearly, unless in a very low risk area, ie, inner City.
I agree with this view, as opinions aside, isnt it better to vaccinate twice yearly and be sure of teh best cover you can obtain for your bunnies.
As Tamsin said, defining a high and low risk area is a grey area :roll:
I understand what Pams vet meant, by timing vaccines to cover bunny for Spring and Autumn when Myxo is most rampant.
If you choose to vaccinate once yearly, March/ April is best time to cover the most active months of the Virus.
If you vaccinate twice yearly, then it really does not matter much when you have the vaccinations done.
Myxomatosis vaccines can be given every three months in extreme high risk environments, but this is unusual but not unheard of according to the bunny Specialist.
:)
 
My vet doesn't even give the option of yearly myxi jabs, as they're a rural vet. It's every 6 months here.
 
I have just been thinking about this. I'm going to get Princess' VHD jab done this week as it was due in September - oops naughty me! But I can't decide about the Myxi, as it is now November and not many mozzies about. Should I wait til next year? They have all been vaccinated this year, Princess in Feb, Amy in March and Pippa in April/May.

What does everyone think? I really can't decide!!! No reports of Myxi around here, and even up at work the buns all look really healthy with no sign of Myxi.

Nicola
 
There may not be many mozzies, but I bet there are still fleas around. For the sake of about £15 against your bunny's health I would definitely get her vaccinated.

My vet suggests March for the myxi/VHD and a myxi booster in September. They said that they have seen several bunnies who have come in with myxi in October who were vaccinated in Feb/March and hadn't had the 6 monthly booster.
 
Took mine in for myxi boosters yesterday as although it is towards the end of the mozzie season, the mild weather means that theres still plenty of those and other flying blighters around. So, according to the Vet, they'll be perfectly timed for their next shots to be in April.

The Vet did confirm that they are still seeing cases of myxi at the mo.
 
Ta very much peeps. It's not the money, just the buns don't like going to the vets, rather stressful!! (Lucky you only being £15 tho, it's £28 per vaccination at my vets!).
 
I think there's been more mozzies in my garden this month with the mild weather than there was in the summer! :shock: I'd definately get them done now! Mine have all had boosters in the last couple of weeks!
 
Was just about post an almost identical topic so thanks Bunnylove.

I am trying to get my two synchronised cos at the moment Charlie and Lavenders jabs are all due at random times in the year, my preference is for them to be due the same jab at the same time with myxi and VHD a short while apart.

Charlies VHD is up at the end of this month, and Lavenders is mid Feb, so I'll do them both at the beginning of Jan meaning one will be a month ish early and one a month late. So that one is fine.

Myxi is more difficult as Lavender is due mid Jan and Charlie in June. So, my plan was to do them at the start of Feb, then Lavender would be 2 weeks late and Charlie 4 months early (working on once a year). So now I'm wondering if its OK for Lavender to go unboosted until March/April so that the first 6 months of their vaccination is over the summer when the flies are about? Is it Ok for it to run out for Jan/Feb?

Charlie is getting old and the myxi makes him a bit ill, plus I live in the middle of london so am not an 'at risk' area, so I only want to do their myxi once a year.

Any advice? You all know way more about this than me.
 
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