rabbits - mxyomatosis vaccination

[wench]

does anyone know how much roughly this costs. Got 9 to do... gulp

 

[ExRacers]

Oh heck!

Friend paid £30 for her rabbit......................

 

[zigzag]

£25 for mine

 

[_daisy_]

dont want to worry you but my friend had a few of her rabbits done (think about 6 in total over a period of time) At least 2 of them died after having it.

 

[skewbaldpony]

a few years ago when i was working for a family, they wanted their rabbits vaccinated, and our vet said it was a waste of time, the likelihood of a domestic rabbit getting mixy was zeroish, but if we insisted, we'd have to wait til they'd got together a group of up to 50 as the vaccine was very expensive and live, so they had to use it all in a short space of time (if of course they wanted to maximise the huge profit available)
Now, I get a letter from our vet, with cuttings from the Daily Mail (not exactly peer reviewed is it?) trying to scare me into vaccinating our rabbits.
Why? I don't get letters with cuttings from the Sun suggesting I up the biosecurity for my sheep? Or from CBeebies magazine suggesting my pony might like worming?
Normally, if I have a health issue, I expect my vet's advice, not that of a tabloid!
I suspect rabbit owners are seen as slightly more susceptible to scaremongering than hardened farmers!
I am cynical about the whole affair.

 

[_daisy_]

mine isnt vaccinated agaisnt it

 

[squirtlysmum]

My vet charges £12 per bun and it is worth getting it done particularly as the horrid disease is rife this year! My buns are done regularly but three had a reaction to it this year and have contracted a non lethal form of myxi from the injection. Apparently this can happen and is treatable with antibiotics, they just got sore noses and one had a swollen eyelid but I would much rather that than have them die slow lingering myxi deaths. As for it being expensive I suggest you shop around as it isn't, some vets do suggest it's done twice yearly but I only have mine done prior to Autumn when its most likely to strike. I have 7 bunnies and all are jabbed!

 

[star]

it's £17 at our practice in Bucks - we are now recommending twice yearly boosters due to the recent outbreaks - perhaps the vets mentioned above who sent a tabloid clipping thought it might be easily understandable by the general public as there have been similar more technical articles in the vet press recently. we see a lot of myxo and it's always much less severe in those that have been vaccinated. i haven't yet seen a reaction to the vaccine.