welshdragon
New Kit
BEWARE - My rabbit has Chronic Myxomatosis after vaccine !
Please be wary of this vaccine -
I am concerned that this product is unsafe as my rabbit has now got Chronic myxomatosis within 2 weeks of receiving this vaccine.
The main difference with the new one is that it is live combination vaccine, Its active ingredient is a live myxoma-vectored RHD virus strain 009.
The previous myxomatosis vaccine (Nobi-vac Myxo) is made from a harmless virus called Shope Fibroma.
This is a quote from
http://www.rabbitwelfare.co.uk/resou...myxo_feb06.htm
‘The myxomatosis vaccine in Britain (Nobi-vac Myxo) is made from a harmless virus called Shope Fibroma. Antibodies made in response to Shope Fibroma Virus also protect against myxomatosis - this is called cross immunity. Different vaccines (including live attenuated myxomatosis virus) are used elsewhere in Europe, but tend to have more side effects and there are concerns that they are not safe enough for use in pet rabbits.’
This suggests using the live virus is not safe. I am concerned as my pet rabbit may die now as a result of this new vaccine. He is on antibiotics and is not very well.
I don't know how many rabitts this vaccine was tested on but it couldn't of been enough.
Please be wary of this vaccine -
I am concerned that this product is unsafe as my rabbit has now got Chronic myxomatosis within 2 weeks of receiving this vaccine.
The main difference with the new one is that it is live combination vaccine, Its active ingredient is a live myxoma-vectored RHD virus strain 009.
The previous myxomatosis vaccine (Nobi-vac Myxo) is made from a harmless virus called Shope Fibroma.
This is a quote from
http://www.rabbitwelfare.co.uk/resou...myxo_feb06.htm
‘The myxomatosis vaccine in Britain (Nobi-vac Myxo) is made from a harmless virus called Shope Fibroma. Antibodies made in response to Shope Fibroma Virus also protect against myxomatosis - this is called cross immunity. Different vaccines (including live attenuated myxomatosis virus) are used elsewhere in Europe, but tend to have more side effects and there are concerns that they are not safe enough for use in pet rabbits.’
This suggests using the live virus is not safe. I am concerned as my pet rabbit may die now as a result of this new vaccine. He is on antibiotics and is not very well.
I don't know how many rabitts this vaccine was tested on but it couldn't of been enough.