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Myxomatosis ?
I have been looking after a friends three rabbits. One of them has developed a small bald patch (around 1/2 inch) on the side of her face. Next day there was another on her nose but this was swollen. I took her to the vet and was told it may be myxomatosis. She has tiny pimple-like growths on her eye lids and lumps under her skin. The vet did no blood tests or further investigation just sent me off with some liquid vitamins to give her! My friend has been back to the same vet and the same diagnosis repeated. However the rabbit is lively and eating well. Her eyes are sore looking but not weeping or crusty. Any advice please as I'm not convinced about this diagnosis. Many thanks Elaine
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.My wife and I found a wild rabbit with myxomatosis a couple of years ago. It was wandering about in the road with cars avoiding it. We stopped and took it to Tiggywinkles wildlife hospital which is nearby. They said there was no treatment for the disease as such but they would treat the symptoms and feed the rabbit a good diet to help it fight the disease itself. Apparently, enough do recover for the species and disease to survive. They said most rabbits die quickly but just a few recover. This one died the next day apparently.
As I understand it Iainej, there's no cure for myxomatosis. I think the vets know the disease when they see it so they must be fairly sure about your friend's pet, otherwise they would have tested for other conditions. It's just a matter of keeping the rabbit as healthy and comfortable as possible and hoping it is one of the few that does recover.
As I understand it Iainej, there's no cure for myxomatosis. I think the vets know the disease when they see it so they must be fairly sure about your friend's pet, otherwise they would have tested for other conditions. It's just a matter of keeping the rabbit as healthy and comfortable as possible and hoping it is one of the few that does recover.
It says here that 50% of rabbits survive these days http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myxomatosis
So have the other two rabbits been vaccinated against it because if not they will get it as well? I'm shocked that number one rabbit has been allowed home to mix with the other two. I too used to see these poor creatures suffering dreadfully when I lived in the Yorks Dales as it is rife there; awful awful disease.
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