Just registered in order to spread the word that my husband and I just had to take a wild baby bunny to a vet in Abingdon (Oxon), so that they could put the little one down. It must have been living in one of our hedges (we live in a rural spot in between Burcot and Clifton Hampden, Oxon), but this morning it appeared in the open in our garden and was very sluggish with tightly closed red eyes. It didn't respond to noise or our presence, so we rang the vet and they said it was almost certainly myoxmatosis and to bring the little one to the vet so that it wouldn't suffer any more. So that's what we did. How heartbreaking.
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Myxomatosis Outbreaks 2012/13/14
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Just registered in order to spread the word that my husband and I just had to take a wild baby bunny to a vet in Abingdon (Oxon), so that they could put the little one down. It must have been living in one of our hedges (we live in a rural spot in between Burcot and Clifton Hampden, Oxon), but this morning it appeared in the open in our garden and was very sluggish with tightly closed red eyes. It didn't respond to noise or our presence, so we rang the vet and they said it was almost certainly myoxmatosis and to bring the little one to the vet so that it wouldn't suffer any more. So that's what we did. How heartbreaking.
Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
You did the most humane thing for the poor Wildie.
Thank you for saying this...it's the first time I've ever had to make this kind of decision and it's been an incredibly sad/difficult day. Although we don't have any pet rabbits (just a very spoiled kitty
), we hate to see any animal suffer and, initially, I had hoped that maybe we could save the little one (I had never heard of myoxmatosis before this...), and was quite upset when I realised the cause/scope of the situation. The vet was really wonderful though and we made sure that we minimised the stress of getting the bunny to the vet as much as possible. To be honest, the little one really didn't struggle at all and we put him/her in our cat's carrier with lots of grass and a couple of baby chantenay carrots that I have been growing. I wish I could upload a picture of the poor wee one, but I don't have a web-based photo account. 
laurabunny
New Kit
Lost my 3 year old Lion Head - Cloudy - to myxy a few days ago very sudden even though he was vaccinated regularly.
very sudden even though he was vaccinated regularly. 
RosRWAF
Warren Scout
We've had several reports too from various areas, most recently in the North East, in Washington and Birtley and also Wallsend, Red Row and Ashington.
Somebody wrote to tell us about a lot of wild rabbits dead and dying on a golf course in Netherley, Liverpool.
There are other recent reports too on these Facebook threads https://www.facebook.com/1914495071...1410524006./10152690816167148/?type=1&theater and https://www.facebook.com/1914495071...1410524006./10152663998527148/?type=1&theater
Somebody wrote to tell us about a lot of wild rabbits dead and dying on a golf course in Netherley, Liverpool.
There are other recent reports too on these Facebook threads https://www.facebook.com/1914495071...1410524006./10152690816167148/?type=1&theater and https://www.facebook.com/1914495071...1410524006./10152663998527148/?type=1&theater
Sarah1991
Warren Veteran
RosRWAF
Warren Scout
My own vet (Gilmoor Vet Group, Durham, Sunderland and Spennymoor) has had to pts a lot of rabbits this summer with Myxi. Wildies and pets alike. Where I live (Houghton le Spring) there are usually a lot of wild rabbits around but I haven't seen a single one since early summer
Unconformity
Warren Scout
The rabbits on wasteground near Gateshead quayside have some illness, but I'm not knowledgeable enough to know what.
Unconformity
Warren Scout
No , I found out second hand from my husband, I'll ask him to take more of a look. There was one just sitting haunched in a gutter on the crossroads outside the college, I wish I knew if the students managed to rescue it in the end
, I found out second hand from my husband, I'll ask him to take more of a look. There was one just sitting haunched in a gutter on the crossroads outside the college, I wish I knew if the students managed to rescue it in the end
