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I am so sorry your bunny passed at the vets. He was just too ill to recover. Sending you gentle hugs. Binky free bunny.

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I have just noted you mention that the tragic passing of your Rabbit occurred unexpectedly and within a week of receiving his annual vaccination. Whilst I AM NOT suggesting the vaccine was the cause of death, Rabbit vaccinations are essential; but an unexpected and unexplained loss within a week of receiving it needs to be reported. If your Vet hasn’t done so you can do it yourself. A vaccine counts as being a ‘medicine’. You will have the batch number of the vaccine given on your Rabbit’s vaccination card. If you don’t have one then your Vet should have it recorded on your Rabbit’s clinical records.

https://www.gov.uk/report-veterinary-medicine-problem/animal-reacts-medicine
 
InspectorMorse said:
I have just noted you mention that the tragic passing of your Rabbit occurred unexpectedly and within a week of receiving his annual vaccination. Whilst I AM NOT suggesting the vaccine was the cause of death, Rabbit vaccinations are essential; but an unexpected and unexplained loss within a week of receiving it needs to be reported. If your Vet hasn’t done so you can do it yourself. A vaccine counts as being a ‘medicine’. You will have the batch number of the vaccine given on your Rabbit’s vaccination card. If you don’t have one then your Vet should have it recorded on your Rabbit’s clinical records.

https://www.gov.uk/report-veterinary-medicine-problem/animal-reacts-medicine
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Good point. Definitely worth doing. Vets are required to do a health check before vaccinating, so any inkling that a vaccine may have caused or contributed towards an issue needs looking at, and that's only possible if it's always reported, otherwise no-one ever knows about it. It's nothing personal to the vet or you - just data gathering to help others in the future.

Hope you are OK.
Sending extra virtual hugs.
 
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