| As the summer progresses we are
likely to see many more cases brought in to the practice.
Unfortunately, our only option is euthanasia. With a relatively
mild winter larger numbers of wild rabbits survive into the
spring to reproduce resulting in much bigger populations.
This, in combination with hot summers and increasing numbers
of biting insects, results in a huge outbreaks of disease
and affected rabbits.
Ultimately, this poses a direct threat to pet rabbits unless
they have been vaccinated against this disease.
Fortunately for the clients own rabbits, "George"
and "The Brown One", they receive regular vaccinations
to avoid the debilitating and deadly symptoms associated
with this condition.
With the current debate on the dangers of spreading swine
flu it is worth noting that successful vaccination remains
the key to success against these highly contagious viral
diseases.
Terry
Dunne BVMS, Cert SAO, MRCVS
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