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Mxyi threat?

Ailstar

Ailstar

Mama Doe
This is really just to double check but I work in a rural location and when I drove in to my office this morning there was a wildie just sat in the middle of the road, it obviously had myxi. When I walked back round it had gone and I saw another guy who said he'd basically given it a quick knock to the head to put it out it's misery. If he hadn't I wasn't quite sure what I would have done I wouldn't have wanted to leave it there obviously suffering but do the vets do anything about these things if you can bring them in? And I was a bit unsure about handling a myxi wildie with having rabbits of my own. The guy also said he'd seen another wildie with myxi sat on the lawn the other day.

So really my main question is if there is known to be myxi in the area are my rabbits at any greater risk from me bringing the disease home (they are both vaccinated with the combi vaccine already) I just wasn't sure if I need to be extra cautious or if I'm ok to continue as normal?
 
If Myxi is in the area chances are higher of them being bitten by a mozzie carrying it, however there is a chance that you could bring it home,
If you are worried, you could change your clothes/shoes etc and have a good wash before seeing to your buns,

Myxi is doing the rounds, It is confirmed in wildies in Kent (Orpington) in my horses fields, and a few cases dotted around kent/surrey, we have the wet and mild weather to thanks for that.

Please do not be afraid to help a wildie with myxi, vets will pts, but if you leave it, it will suffer (I know this is what nature does, but I couldnt leave a bun to suffer) just take extra precaution with your own rabbits.
 
Great thanks, that's pretty much what I thought. I'm not overly worried really I just wanted to make sure there wasn't a massive chance of me accidentally giving it to Levi and Daisy. And I'd also never really considered what the best thing to do if you find a wildie with myxi, because I wouldn't want to leave it suffering either.

And I'm much further north than you in northumberland but I guess it's just one of those things, myxi does show up every so often.
 
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