taylor v 109
Mama Doe
Just to let everyone know there has been an outbreak of vhd in essex, not sure about the actual location though. val
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bunnyhuggger said:Did you find that out through the vet Val? I've asked around all the vets in our area and they've not seen any cases up here yet, but that could be because people have thought their bun 'just died'
Tamsin said:VHD has very few symptoms, in some cases none, and the bun can die within 24 hours. You'd need to be quite vigelant to spot something. Even if you do there is no real treatment.
A post motem is needed to prove its vhd and they tend not to be done on pet bunnies that are just found dead. So vets don't hear about it. Its generally only when several bunnies from a group die that people start getting suspicious.
Tam
taylor v 109 said:There has been another report of vhd in yorkshire yesterday it has been reported to the brc. val
Tamsin said:I have to forum open on my pc on my right and my essay open on the laptop on my left :lol:
Tam