Last year a rabbit moved in under my shed. It was obviously unwell and appeared to be suffering from myxomatosis. I took it for granted that the poor thing would die, but it didn't. I kept spotting it every now and again.........looking pretty grotty..........and I put food out for it.
It then disappeared............? dead........
Well, yesterday I went out into my back garden and lo and behold there was a rabbit just by my shed. It scuttled away underneath it...........I wonder if it's the same one.......... ↓
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| Name: lindalu | Date: Feb 18th, 2007 4:41 PM |
| Atomic Myxomatosis will kill the animal but not untill they get very lathargic, blind, and malnutritioned. Uaually after signs of sickness they will only live about 12 days. ↑ |
| Name: atomic snowflake | Date: Feb 18th, 2007 5:22 PM |
Yeah, I googled it and sometimes they can recover. I think it said about 15% recover spontaneously.
The rabbit that emerged yesterday looked fairly, but not completely, grotty. I'm really wondering if it's the same one. ↑ |
| Name: lindalu | Date: Feb 18th, 2007 5:32 PM |
| Well that would be good if that was the same one! I have never seen them recovering from that infection, unless they are medically treated! Its not only one ailment there are several others that are secondary to the original. The poor little thing! That is a terrible thing to die from. ↑ |
| Name: Lory | Date: Feb 19th, 2007 1:32 AM |
Oh A.S. your really a big ol softie at heart!! Lovin it!!!!
I hope your rabbit is doin alright!! Lindalu loves the critters...lovin it too!!! ↑ |
| Name: lindalu | Date: Feb 19th, 2007 1:44 AM |
| Hello Lorry ~ Atomic is a softy for her critters isnt she? I thought I was a softy untill she started posting about her experiances! LOL!! ↑ |
| Name: lindalu | Date: Feb 19th, 2007 1:45 AM |
| Name: Lory | Date: Feb 19th, 2007 2:38 AM |
| Yeah, she really is (A.S.)! IMO..it speaks alot for people whom love animals. It's how I was brought up!! Good peeps!!! LOL!! ↑ |
| Name: atomic snowflake | Date: Feb 19th, 2007 9:35 AM |
| Yeah, I've always loved animals! They need our help and protection :-D ↑ |
| Name: lindalu | Date: Feb 19th, 2007 3:45 PM |
Me and my family are freaks about animal and insect life. We wont even kill a spider, I will however kill a maskito, tick or fle!
I cant own a reptile that needs to eat other animals to survive such as a snake. My nephew has a 10ft Red Tail Boa, he feeds it large rabbits! Nope not for me cant do it!!! ↑ |
| Name: atomic snowflake | Date: Feb 21st, 2007 6:01 PM |
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