West Australia - Myxomatosis alert

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West Australia - Myxomatosis alert

 

There is a Myxomatosis alert

for Perth, Western Australia.

An extremely fast killing virulent strain

of Myxomatosis

is infecting and killing pet rabbits here

(and God help the wild bunnies who contract the disease).

 

Myxomatosis is spread by biting and sucking insects

such as mosquitoes and fleas.

 

If your pet rabbit looks sleepy eyed, if his/her eyes

have swollen or have changed colouror become filled

with pus, if his/her nose is swollen

and filled with pus or if your rabbits ears are

swollen and genitals are swollen, seek veterinary advice

urgently.

 

Keep rabbits indoors to avoid this current scourge.

If you have time, write to Prime Minister John Howard

and ask him to legalise the UK Myxomatosis Shopes Fibroma

vaccine. There is no legitimate reason to deny pet

rabbit access to the Shopes fibroma

vaccine protecting pet rabbits

against Myxomatosis in Europe.

 

Kind regards,

 

Marguerite