Gir Sammich
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- Location: NSW, Australia
- Description: Breed is unclear, he's white and dark gray, weighs about 5-7 lbs.
- Age: 9 1/2 months
- spayed/neutered?: Not yet
- Notes on Fecal and Urinary Output: Everything is normal
- Medical History -- has s/he been to the vet or been sick before?: No
- Diet - what does your bunny eat? Half a cup of pellets a day, if he eats them all, and about two cups of parsley and endive everyday and constant supply of hay. He gets carrots and certain fruits as treats every now and then.
- when and what did s/he eat last? Pellets
- movement - any unusual movements? Is s/he hopping normally? All normal
- are there any plants, chocolate or other substances within reach? Nope
- has the rabbit been outdoors? Once during winter when there were no mosquitos out.
Hi, I was just wondering how one would go about giving a rabbit a vaccination. In Australia there's a virus common among rabbits that was distributed among the rabbit population a while back in the hopes that it would cull the rabbit population. The rabbits became immune, though, and it's still a major problem here. (Rabbits aren't native and practically have 0 predators.) "Domesticated" rabbits, of course, aren't born immune and need to have a vaccine to prevent them getting sick with the virus which will certainly kill them. I'm having trouble finding a rabbit savvy vet nearby, though. I'd have to go by train for an hour to find a rabbit vet, and I don't want to put my rabbit through that kind of strain. There's a normal vet nearby (across the street as a matter of fact) that has basic knowledge on rabbits. I figure something as simple as a vaccination would be okay to do at a normal vet. I'll be taking him to a rabbit vet to get him neutered once I can get a lift in a car.
I just want to know how a vaccination should be administered to a rabbit so I can check and make sure the doctor knows what he's doing. Should it be injected in through a vein somewhere or is it similar to giving an antibiotic shot? I appreciate any information I can get. ^_^
- Description: Breed is unclear, he's white and dark gray, weighs about 5-7 lbs.
- Age: 9 1/2 months
- spayed/neutered?: Not yet
- Notes on Fecal and Urinary Output: Everything is normal
- Medical History -- has s/he been to the vet or been sick before?: No
- Diet - what does your bunny eat? Half a cup of pellets a day, if he eats them all, and about two cups of parsley and endive everyday and constant supply of hay. He gets carrots and certain fruits as treats every now and then.
- when and what did s/he eat last? Pellets
- movement - any unusual movements? Is s/he hopping normally? All normal
- are there any plants, chocolate or other substances within reach? Nope
- has the rabbit been outdoors? Once during winter when there were no mosquitos out.
Hi, I was just wondering how one would go about giving a rabbit a vaccination. In Australia there's a virus common among rabbits that was distributed among the rabbit population a while back in the hopes that it would cull the rabbit population. The rabbits became immune, though, and it's still a major problem here. (Rabbits aren't native and practically have 0 predators.) "Domesticated" rabbits, of course, aren't born immune and need to have a vaccine to prevent them getting sick with the virus which will certainly kill them. I'm having trouble finding a rabbit savvy vet nearby, though. I'd have to go by train for an hour to find a rabbit vet, and I don't want to put my rabbit through that kind of strain. There's a normal vet nearby (across the street as a matter of fact) that has basic knowledge on rabbits. I figure something as simple as a vaccination would be okay to do at a normal vet. I'll be taking him to a rabbit vet to get him neutered once I can get a lift in a car.
I just want to know how a vaccination should be administered to a rabbit so I can check and make sure the doctor knows what he's doing. Should it be injected in through a vein somewhere or is it similar to giving an antibiotic shot? I appreciate any information I can get. ^_^