Mixy or VHS?

[Lennard 10]

L.S.,

 

In the past weekend I was with my dogs somewhere in the middle of the country and I caught my first diseased rabbits. I already found the place a bit weird as I spotted 2 rabbit carcasses within 15 min of walking.

 

Rabbits had swollen eyes and were bleeding out of their asses...don't know if it is mixy or VHS virus...

 

But I saw the fleas in the white fur of at least one rabbit and I know fleas are a vector for mixy virus so I will wash my dogs with flea shampoo tonight and stay away from my normal ground for a couple of days...

 

I hope that will be enough. Anyone out there any ideas or findings on spreading mixy with hunting?

 

L.

[martin 332]

You are obviously right Len,when we are out ferreting or dogging or even shooting,we are always at risk of spreading this terrible disease.All we can do is dispose of any carcases appropriately(burial/burning)and,deflea our animals when we have been on a ground that has any mixy(not sure how VHD is spread to be honest).I personally deflea my ferts all the time ....mixy or not.We have to be vigilant,when we see or kill a mixy rabbit,but,I know some people just sling them in the hedge....well all that is doing is spreding it again........wise up people we are sometimes our own worst enemy

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

That was myxi alright, Lennard Good on ye for giving a damn too. As Martin says; So many don't.

 

" VHS ", or what ever they want to call it these days, so far as I'm aware, is a form of Phneumonia. Thus it'll likely be Phneumonic - spread by airborne germs. Not much we can do about that then, I suppose? Except Never transporting live rabbits from one place to another?

 

Scary thing is ~ if my base information is correctly translated? ~ what I came to know as " Hemorragic Phneumonia " some twenty five odd years ago is common to both Lagamorphs and Mustalids! We suspect it led to quite a decimation of ferrets, back in the day. 'Nuff said, surely? Keep The F*ck Away From Outbreak Areas!

 

My personal suspicion is that it got 'wild' along with " Liberated " mink. Mink Farmers used to vaccinate their stock against it. I used to have a bottle of the vaccine myself.

 

Of course, I don't wear a white coat to work and those that do got rather shitty with me back then over my pronouncements. But it's still happened. You draw ye own conclusions around it all and act as ye see fit.