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It's the manufacturer who is collating any information about the vaccine. I am aware of the case you mean, if it's Norm and Wilbur. He said his vet is contacting MSD.
It's the manufacturer who is collating any information about the vaccine. I am aware of the case you mean, if it's Norm and Wilbur. He said his vet is contacting MSD.
Can I just remind everyone that whilst the new vaccine is better, it doesn't provide 100% immunity but if a vaccinated animal does contract myxi the symptoms should be less severe. The manufacturers claim is "reduction of mortality and clinical signs of myxomatosis." We still need to be vigilant and ensure any symptoms are treated promptly and not think our buns aren't at risk because they're vaccinated.
I'm helping out at a rescue centre and they said they had to have 16 rabbits put to sleep and the vet had told them it's a really bad strain of myxi going round and he'd put down about 60 in a week. I asked about the vaccine and the guy said the vet said it didn't always make a difference.
I was alarmed by this so called my vets to ask. They confirmed that they had had a lot of myxi cases and had put rabbits to sleep but they had not been vaccined. I wasn't going to put Doughnut outside but they said she would be fine since she's had the combination and they had not heard it was a new strain of myxi, it's just lack of vaccination.
I know of someone in Kent whose rabbit has contracted myxi despite having the combi vacc, I was suprised to hear it. he isn't too badly affected, are you collecting information on rabbits affected despite combi vacc?