akton 15 Posted November 28, 2008 Report Share Posted November 28, 2008 VHD Viral Hemorrhagic Disease and Rabbits Ever come across a rabbit which is bleeding from it's nose, other orifices or looks like it has a foamy discharge from it's nose? Or, are you finding dead rabbits without the usual signs of mixi i.e. watery discharge from the eyes and swelling around head, ears and sometimes genitals, eyes maybe swollen shut? If you have be careful! They may have caught Viral Hemorrhagic Disease (VHD). Not infectious to man (or so the experts say) VHD can decimate a warren within 2-3 days. The rabbit bleeds internally. Open one up and it is a mess. The meat is unfit for human consumption and useless as dog food. This disease (unlike Mixi) is spread by contact from other infected rabbits, both alive and dead; rabbit meat, including frozen; rabbit pelts, their excrement, cages, feeders, can be carried by man, dogs, and maybe fleas. You'll be getting the idea about now that this is a real bitch of a disease! The bug itself is really tough and can lie dormant in the soil for up to a year. It likes the cold as well. So why is this important? We all like to shoot and rabbit tastes great. The problem is if you are lucky enough to have a number of shooting sites and one of them has VHD. If you don't take care, you may spread it round all your sites and that could lead to no prey, no meat, and no sport for a long, long time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
akton 15 Posted November 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2008 I have just found this on http://forums.shootinguk.co.uk/showflat.ph...n/0/page/0#3994 anyone ever come accross anything like this.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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