The return of the dreaded Mixy

[dangergirl 13]

I live on the devon/cornwall borders and for the past 5 years weve been mixy free, but over the past few days the dogs have retrieved 2 mixy rabbits still alive. The rabbits have to be the worst looking rabbits with mixy ive seen...not only were their eyes affected, but they had exposed wounds all over their body...its a terrible slow way to go!!

 

Does anyone else in the southwest and other parts of the country have mixy?

 

DG

[Rory4 267]

Live in somerset. had about 4 mixy this season. is horrible disease and the fact is man made make you think how sad some people really are.

[carlton chase 37]

i live in oxford full of the c**ts round here but ill tell you what its a great way to train pups up an nice easy catch to give the dog a bit of confidence

[dangergirl 13]

Thats what i thought, my pup is nearly 10 months old, had 3 before, he practiced carrying the mixy rabbit and was happy to retrieve it which i was very pleased with, especially as he wont retieve balls ect. Just goes to show! Every cloud and all that!!

 

DG

Edited March 23, 2009 by dangergirl

[Guest fence_hopper]

mixy rabbits to train a young dog never needed to do it. if you get a well bread pup they should do the job on a healthy rabbit

[dangergirl 13]

True FH, but it does offer real life carrying practice.

[Nocturnal Hunter 9]

Throughout the year there are diffent influxes of Mixi, usually caused by temperature increase..

 

helping the parasites that transmitt the disease easier to breed.

 

this warm weather we had recently wouldnt of helped.

 

ATB

 

Nocturnal Hunter

[boothy 0]

fiew here in north east

[paddy.t 5]

Ive started seeing it around here too, necked one other day and got one with catapult earlier this evening.

But out of all the bunnys about ive only seen two, i know there will be more though.

[dirtwinger 235]

Long time now since I had to deal with a mixie bunnie. Thank god we dont have them in the US. Over here I just have to deal with tuleremia, areno virus and bubonic plauge in the rabbits. Dont devastate the bunnie populations the way mixie does but they can kill you!

 

all the best Dirtwinger

[desertdog 149]

seen a few here in cambs, but for some reason the dogs wont bringthem back,like they would a good bunnie, sure that would be right about if your pups bred right it,ll do good on a healthy rabbit, but if you aint got no good ones and your pup needs a kill how long you going to wait

[hunter-girl 10]

I live in Cornwall and so far i aint seen to many maybe 3 or 4 but i know we have it quite bad down here in some places...............but then some people will be greatful for it, at least their dogs will be able to catch something!!

[darrell jnr 16]

mixy here and there were i am on the isle of wight,seems to be when the weather gets warm?still plenty of healthy bunnies here too tho..all the best everyone...darrell.