Myxomatosis

[muffin]

Hi there, just thought I'd flag this up. Myxomatosis is spreading very quickly through the Edinburgh area apparently. If you live near there or in general if you see a rabbit which looks wild but does not seem to have any fear of humans, or at least not as much fear as usual, or if it is alone in an area and this leads you to think it may be a stray pet, be very wary. Even if it does not look obviously ill, proximity to human areas can be a sign of myxomatosis. I'd have to say it might be better not to try and catch it and rather to ask advice from the SSPCA or RSPCA because the virus can be transferred to guinea pigs according to my vet.

[thalestral]

Eep, good to know. There is also a post on Guinea Lynx here: Guinea Lynx :: Log in warning that there is a nasty strain of [FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif][SIZE=2]myxomatosis currently doing the rounds in vaccinated rabbits in the UK so owners need to be extra vigilant right now. The thread there has more details.

Though please understand that this is no reason at all not to get your buns the vaccination which is of the utmost importance.
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[JarBax]

I was vaguely aware of this - I know we saw a poor rabbit with myxomatosis in the Lake District earlier on in the summer - the first I'd seen in years. Lorna (Daftscotslass) and I were just talking about it too on our recent visit to Thistle.

Thanks for bringing this to the fore Muffin!

[daftscotslass]

Myxi can only affect rabbits and hares. It's carried by fleas/flies/midgies etc.

As Jane said I was unlucky enough to find a rabbit in the final stages of myxi only 5 miles from my house, not nice.

[FoolOnTheHill]

Daft, was this the rabbit that you were trying to catch? Did you ever catch it?

I don't have a rabbit myself, but thanks for the warning. Is it really affecting vaccinated rabbits? (That's what the quote thalestral posted said).

[daftscotslass]

Originally Posted by FoolOnTheHill

Daft, was this the rabbit that you were trying to catch? Did you ever catch it?

I don't have a rabbit myself, but thanks for the warning. Is it really affecting vaccinated rabbits? (That's what the quote thalestral posted said).

No it was a different one. Went back to the place I saw the black rabbit several times and it was never there again.

[thalestral]

From what I read on GL it is affecting vaccinated rabbits, I believe someone lost all 9 of their vaccinated buns :/

The original info came from this site: [FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Rabbits United Forum - Powered by vBulletin

on this thread: [/FONT][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Rabbits United Forum

but you need to be logged in/a member to read which I'm not.
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[i-love-nev]

I have heard from falconers mixy is spreading! and fast! they have also said that any rabits with mixy should be reported so that the rspca can come and dispatch the rabbit (a falconer will do this so they dont have to call out the RSPCA all the time)