Rimfire Posted May 26, 2004 Report Share Posted May 26, 2004 Hi Guys, This might sound like a question with an obvious answer, however, apart from the obvious dozziness and weeping eyes and blindness, how else can you tell if a rabbit has myxy. The reason I ask this is because I came upon a rabbit last night, it was dusk and I suspected it hadn't seen me. I shot it with the .22 RF at about 60 yds. The bullet went in one eye and out the other side. Given this senario, how could I tell afterwards if the rabbit had the disease? Thanks Rimfire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted May 26, 2004 Report Share Posted May 26, 2004 Apart from the obvious symptoms you described and short of taking a blood test and urine sample for analysis, you cant mate. Fortunately many rabbit colonies have build up a partial immunity to the disease The Rabbits are beleived to be infected by blood feeding parasites particulary the rabbit flea and the mosquito. Mosquito are particulary active at this time of year so it is probably why the disease is more prevelent in the early summer months. The first symptoms appear as swelling of the eye lids 1 to 4 weeks after infection. As far as I know the disease is not a danger to Humans, ( Unless any Pathologists reading can confirm otherwise) and animals in the very early stages of the disease can be cooked and eaten. FM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teal Posted May 26, 2004 Report Share Posted May 26, 2004 There is a post about it in the pictures forum somewhere with pictures. Try a search for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammergun Posted May 26, 2004 Report Share Posted May 26, 2004 It's here: http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/ind...?showtopic=2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookie Posted May 27, 2004 Report Share Posted May 27, 2004 Just out of interest... Does mixy make the liver a very odd texture? I've seen a couple of rabbits now that have looked totally normal when I've shot them (no weeping eyes, alert etc) but when I have come to gut and clean them for the pot, their livers have been far from the smooth, normal colour and texture that I have seen many times before. It's a very rough texture and a lighter colour than normal and just to be on the safe side, I've left the rabbit out for Charlie instead of eating it myself. Saw a small one the other day that had yellow cysts in it's liver too. Charlie's eating well these days... Wookie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_stag88 Posted May 27, 2004 Report Share Posted May 27, 2004 The cysts are from mixy i belive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leon Posted May 27, 2004 Report Share Posted May 27, 2004 Wookie keep feedin um up for me mate!!! :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookie Posted May 27, 2004 Report Share Posted May 27, 2004 I'll keep feeding him, but he's my bunny control helper, so you can't have a go at him! If those cysts are from mixie, That's bad news... I'll have to go out more often and try and trim the numbers down more often. Wookie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimfire Posted May 28, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 Hi Guys, Thanks for your help and advice on this one, it has been most useful. Now I know what I am looking for in the carcass. Many thanks Rimfire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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