24 hour disease to rabbits

[Swift 0]

24 hour disease, Has anybody ever heard of it, and what does it do???

[Swift 0]

nobody heard of it then?

[bucky 11]

not heard of it mate but im sure if its out there someone will be able to let you know

[BEARINATOR 2,872]

is this it rvhd

http://www.snh.org.uk/publications/on-line...notes/31/31.htm

[Phil 0]

Are you talking wild or pet or both ? There seems to be something going around killing pet rabbits around here, The Midlands, They are fine one day, no snifles, eating drinking well,no bloat, next day they dead. No sign why. One friend asked a vet, they said ' it had caught a stomach chill' .

[Kay 3,709]

http://www.merckveterinarymanual.com/mvm/i...m/bc/171330.htm

 

This maybe what it is , not a new thing from the sounds of it though

[Cold Ethyl 63]

VHD is as reknown in rabbits as myxi the info given there isnt strictly correct though after 20 odd years of rabbit ownership and breeding them for years and rescuing them.Vhd was really common in early 2000 for a year or so they can be vaxed against it as well as myxy but it doesnt kill in 24 hours i wish it did.The rabbits become seriously hyper then depressive then nasty then die usually.This usually take at least 36 hours in the cases i have seen and know about.The outward signs arent always clear eitherbut loss of appetite and refusal to drink are the big ones at the earliest stage of it.TYhey want to drink but quite often they will let the water fall out of their mouths as they find it difficult to swallow.The problem is vhd can mutate as can myxi and another disease called the trembles which is an american disease that we have here of recent years

[The one 8,511]

Think you mean R.V.H.D apparently they bleed from the nose and in 4 hours there dead a lot are found just in side the mouth of burrows and its a hot disease it can be carried on clothing etc

[Cold Ethyl 63]

Yes its very contagious and can last long periods of time on clothing as well it can also affect ferrets so the vets are saying not sure if that the case for certain but well worthcleaning everything with viricide if you have came into contact with it to be totally sure

[camies 1]

Another name for VHD

[waidmann 105]

in germany its called rhd(rapid haemoradic disease) nomen est omen

they also have something they call chinese plague( yhis kills around 90% in 24 hours) not sure what the real name is.

[Swampy 147]

Yes its very contagious and can last long periods of time on clothing as well it can also affect ferrets so the vets are saying not sure if that the case for certain but well worthcleaning everything with viricide if you have came into contact with it to be totally sure

Blimey,

Just came back from holiday on Saturday to find my lads favorite ferret and best worker dead in his sleeping box, cuddled up with his sister.

The lass that was looking after them had fed them that morning watered and fresh bedding. Had to move the ferts out of the box to do it.

The lad was distraught. No bleeding signs or anything. He was only 5yo.

 

hope it aint this disease!!!

 

Went ferreting yesterday. The landowners GWP managed to rag one of the other ferrets. So I had to stay out till 10 last night to get him back. Which i didn't!

Went back at 5 this morning to find him with a crook front leg.

So its to the vets tonight. To get that sorted and find out more about this disease!

Its hard working ferrets!

 

 

 

rgds

 

Swampy

 

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