Myxomatosis

mrcow

Sorry to hear about your bunny. I've lost many rabbits over the years and it absolutely breaks your heart.

Just as a side to any rabbit owners who may be reading this - house rabbits absolutely need their jabs as do any pet. Yes these diseases are about - but for a reason. As pet owners, it's our responsibilty to ensure that our pets are protected against them. They still come into contact with wildlife (insects) from the outside and also can catch disease from hay and straw. Myxomatosis is passed by infected mosquitos which can get in anywhere.

sassy_one

mrcow wrote: »

Sorry to hear about your bunny. I've lost many rabbits over the years and it absolutely breaks your heart.

Just as a side to any rabbit owners who may be reading this - house rabbits absolutely need their jabs as do any pet. Yes these diseases are about - but for a reason. As pet owners, it's our responsibilty to ensure that our pets are protected against them. They still come into contact with wildlife (insects) from the outside and also can catch disease from hay and straw. Myxomatosis is passed by infected mosquitos which can get in anywhere.

Thank-you

If there was something I could have done for her I would have, even if it meant costly vets bills

At least we shared as many memories as we did, she was there for me through a very hard relationship breakdown - she would always come and poke me with her nose when I was tearful and would sit next to me, laying out flat.

As I say, I won't be replacing my beloved bunny but any friends and family I know who have any rabbits or get them I will make a point of reminding them of the Mixy jab as I have seen the direct results to the end with the nasty disease and it's not nice at all - anyone who sees it once will never not get the jab again, so please everyone get the Mixy jab, if my bunny dying saves another by pushing them to get the jab I know my bunny would be happy knowing how she helped save another

sassy_one

Just wanted to post on this thread again, really.

To say, even though she was just a rabbit and almost a month has passed since she slipped away, I still miss my rabbit so much

She really was a part of our family, and she was one of a million compared to other rabbits.

RIP x

loulou123

I lost a rabbit to this when i was younger (properly about 23 years ago - dont even think the vaccination was around then??) my mum had mine PTS as soon as it became obvious what was wrong with her as we were pretty certain a recovery was unlikely, but i agree it is a truely horrible illness.

Sorry for your loss, big hugs.

sassy_one

loulou123 wrote: »

I lost a rabbit to this when i was younger (properly about 23 years ago - dont even think the vaccination was around then??) my mum had mine PTS as soon as it became obvious what was wrong with her as we were pretty certain a recovery was unlikely, but i agree it is a truely horrible illness.

Sorry for your loss, big hugs.

Thank you

Stephb1986_2

I don't really know anything about rabbits.

I'm sure she loved having you as a mummy

I'm so sorry for your loss

RIP Little rabbit

Steph xx

sassy_one

Stephb1986 wrote: »

I don't really know anything about rabbits.

I'm sure she loved having you as a mummy

I'm so sorry for your loss

RIP Little rabbit

Steph xx

Thank's Steph

missworks2jobs

So sorry to hear of your loss, we recently lost a rabbit (she died from stasis - basically they stop eating for one reason or another and their tummy's just stop working if they dont eat regularly then all their other organs fail). Our bunny was upto date with all her vaccinations and health checks, was wormed, fed a healthy diet and had clean hutch and massive run and lots of time for exercise. Sadly we and the vets did everything to try save her but the end result would have been the same even if we'd brought her in earlier or tried anything different.

Just to let you know, please dont feel bad that your rabbit was ill because rabbits do not show they are in pain and try hide any illnesses because in the wild the sickly ones are abandoned by the other rabbits and are picked on by preditors so naturally its in their best interest to HIDE the fact that they're poorly. I'm sure having you with her would have made her feel more comfy. Apparently when a rabbit is in great pain or knows its dying it cries and makes an awful wailing noise....thankfully i've never heard this sound so at least your bunny wasn't in great pain if it didn't wail. We knew our bunnie was ill because she was grinding her teeth (also a sign of pain) so your bunny probably didn't feel a lot of pain if she didn't do this either, just unwell.

Even if you had given your rabbit the myxi vaccination it might still have died, it doesn't guarantee that the rabbit will survive but they are less likely to catch it, and more likely to recover if they do get it. The myxi jab is given every 6-12 months depending on whether you're in a high risk area or not. Mine cost about £15 and was worth every penny and I would encourage everyone with any rabbit to vaccinate them all.

You can also help reduce your rabbits chance of catching it by reducing the chances of your bunny coming into contact with animals that spread it (use mesh on their cageshutches, fly paper etc) avoid stagnant water (mosquitos are attracted to it) i.e. bird baths and ponds, keep them away from wild rabbits and other wild animals (an enclosed run that birds cannot get into) and the usual hygiene things like always washing your hands and keeping the rabbits living enviroment super clean.

Hope this advice helps people, myxi is an awful disease and I wouldn't wish it on even the most destructive unruly wild rabbit never mind a much loved family pet x

Delboy24

Sorry to hear of your loss, you might want to look here as well there is some useful advice http://www.therabbitforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=45