Sudden death in rabbits. Any ideas?

RE: Sudden death in rabbits. Any ideas?

Aine Seavers — Sat, 12 Sep 2015 10:53:34 GMT

interesting- we have n't had the USA severe calici variant here in cats as a concern but we have the rabbit virus actively released by government to deal with the plague problem wild rabbits cause here to the unique Australian ecosystems etc.Does Spain currently have a calici variant issue as well now in rabbits?

RE: Sudden death in rabbits. Any ideas?

Martin Atkinson — Sat, 12 Sep 2015 10:47:30 GMT

[quote user="Aine Seavers"]Is rabbit calici virus an issue in UK [/quote]That is VHD is it not, which has already been suggested, only in a per-acute form comparable to FCV per-acute syndrome which was seen a couple of years back in cat colonies but seems to have gone to the back burner lately?

To which the answer is: possibly, but I've never positively diagnosed a case. The problem however is that if it is causing sudden death unless people bring in their dead rabbits for PM examination we're not going to know so the incidence may be much higher than realised.

RE: Sudden death in rabbits. Any ideas?

Aine Seavers — Sat, 12 Sep 2015 05:19:25 GMT

Is rabbit calici virus an issue in UK as here that would be the commonest cause of 'quiet' death we have here .that and heat stroke but again unlikely in the UK for that/

RE: Sudden death in rabbits. Any ideas?

grumpyoldman — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 23:23:32 GMT

[quote user="Jacquin Mitchell"]Do you think Im on the right track, or has anyone else got any other ideas?[/quote]

Possibly:- are you thinking Affaloxicosis ? listeria ? botulism ?

RE: Sudden death in rabbits. Any ideas?

Martin Atkinson — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 12:20:35 GMT

VHD? Both had HCM and died of cardiac failure due to fright if a fox approached the hutch? Did you actually examine the bodies and can you trust the owner that there hadn't been some pre-existing symptoms that were missed or ignored? You can't be expected to speculate without a PM examination and then you may find nothing.