fruity Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 Hi all Following on from a recent myxy post. What do think of the pictures of the rabbit in the post , they seem to be post myxy I think .. The tumors/lesions appear to be scabbing over/healing slightly, the fur loss around the lower jaw/whisker area is growing back a bit and the genitals look as if there healing.. Is this rabbit recovering from the disease ? Not had the full dose maybe ? Or contracting it slower ? I would like to think a recovery is taking place Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny12w Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 'I would like to think a recovery is taking place' I think its dead!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckyshot Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 Recovery, I shoot hundreds of rabbits a year like that and now find very few dead mixy rabbits on my permissions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeonblasterian Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 Looks like it was recovering till you shot it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 It is said that Mixy never did kill the rabbits as a primary cause, they only ever died from the secondary effects such as dehydration. In the early days most did die though but it appears the survivors have gradually bred a more resistant offspring. The degree of scarring on the survivors that you shoot shows evidence that they have been through a very serious infection but as Luckyshot said you don't see many dead ones these days. Mind you, round here the Kites would probably take them, they are starting to reach pest proportions now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 'I would like to think a recovery is taking place' I think its dead!! Many rabbits seem to survive nowadays. The mucus membranes swell enormously, which is why the eyes, nose and anus protrude so much. If that swelling is also taking place within the nose and throat it must be horrendous. However, if they can continue to eat, drink and breathe, they will survive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumfelter Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 Foul thing to inflict on any living creature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davyo Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 Was in recovery but then died from lead poisoning lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris1961 Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 And they say shooting is cruel any way it looks brown bread to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 Its always been claimed that the inbreeding of wild rabbits means that they eventually become immune to myxy and I have seen many rabbits with scarring on the head, which otherwise were quite healthy. I also remember reading something back in the '60's that stronger strains of myxy were being introduced to counter this effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruity Posted July 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 Foul thing to inflict on any living creature. It certainly is , a cruel man-made disease Thanks all Recovery it is then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinach Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Resistance has now reached 35% in 1935 resistance 0%. We still get a lot of deaths here. Last big attack cleared most rabbits and there not really making a comeback 4 years on. John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Resistance has now reached 35% in 1935 resistance 0%. We still get a lot of deaths here. Last big attack cleared most rabbits and there not really making a comeback 4 years on. John. Still see it around here now and then and rabbit numbers are rubbish :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 (edited) Has it ever been proved that it was a man made disease? I thought that was just one of those dafter conspiracy theories. It has certainly been spread deliberately in the past but would anyone all those years ago have had the technology to genetically engineer a disease and if they could would they use it to kill mere rabbits? Edited July 14, 2015 by Vince Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbob Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 For my tuppence worth its had myxi and is recovery weather i would have killed it ? as i reckon it would pass on its resistance , I heard there are diffrent strains of myxi and now there on the final strain thats why R.H.D. appeared Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Has it ever been proved that it was a man made disease? I thought that was just one of those dafter conspiracy theories. It has certainly been spread deliberately in the past but would anyone all those years ago have had the technology to genetically engineer a disease and if they could would they use it to kill mere rabbits? Pretty sure it was originally delevoped for Australia. You want to google Australia rabbit plague or the likes to see just how bad they were over run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mochastorm Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 As I recall from an information booklet provided by the Ministry of Agriculture that I had over forty years ago, it was a disease found in South American rabbits, which differ from European rabbits. The vector in South America was the mosquito, but the disease was not necessarily fatal to them. A French scientist who was allegedly suffering a plague of rabbits on his land introduced the disease which had the effect of killing all the rabbits. The European vector is the rabbit flea. Seeing the effectiveness other landowners used diseased animals to rid their land of the pesky lagomorphs. I suppose a similar parallel could be drawn with red and grey squirrels concerning squirrel pox, injurious to greys and fatal to reds. So strictly speaking it's not an engineered disease but an introduced disease. Still a sickener to see it appear on land where you have permission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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