Do You Need to Worry About RHDV2?
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- čas přidán 31. 08. 2020
- Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease (RHDV2) has been reported in at least three states in the U.S. This is a very serious disease and highly contagious but is it something we need to worry about in our domestic rabbits?
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There is a vaccine in the U.S. but it runs about $150 and up for each rabbit. It is mainly for pet rabbits. States like Arizona and California have the vaccine.
Thank you Chris,
Another very good video.
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Great information to be aware of. Thanks.
Thank you for watching. I am glad you liked it.
Thank you Chris, this is something I had no idea about.
I am glad you found the video helpful (or at least interesting). Thanks for watching
Thanks for the clear information
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Did he say that ibex rely on rabbits for food? Ibex is a type of goat. Lol!
Oh my gosh, you are correct. I totally got my foreign animals mixed up. But, on another note, can you imagine a goat that eats rabbits?
@@Slightlyrednecked If I live in Maryland do I worry about it yet
Lynx?
It's here in Ghana, West Africa, too. I'm so afraid for my rabbitry now. A friend was hit so bad by the virus some months back
I hope it doesn't hit your rabbitry.
Are your rabbits Florida white rabbits 🐇? I have one too and I have a black Havana mixed with a brown loin head so he’s three pounds and my girl(Florida white) is 6 pounds
Hardly a rabbit left in Ireland
Do the rabbits flight to other countries like we did when we brought COVID19?
I really don't know. I am sure that there are some rabbits that are shipped by air overseas.
I went to Joplin High for couple of years. About 20 years ago.
Small world isn't it? I actually went to Webb City high school a little over 20 years ago. But I live in Joplin now.
Can fleas carry the virus from infected wild rabbits to domestic rabbits? What symptoms do we like for? Is it always fatal or is there a treatment?
Yes insects are a vector. It's fast acting enough that really the clearest symptom is bloody discharge from an already dead rabbit. I believe it's always fatal and there are no treatments.
I am sure they could. Like Matthew Sebring said, there aren't really good symptoms to look for. It isn't always fatal but has a very high fatality rate and there really isn't any treatment. The best thing to do is to isolate any rabbits that look sick or act lethargic from the rest of your rabbits until they get better.
Yes fleas can transmit it
My rabbits are in the house all the time, would they get it then. I going to have my meat rabbits in the garage, with there own, AC unit, and air filters. Do you think they would get it.? I am very clean with them.
List to what Chris says in the video about where you source your feeds and hay.
I don't think it is something you should be overly concerned with. You are probably fine.
From what I understand it can be spread by insects as well. This is an issue for domestics in cages as well.
I bet your correct. Especially things like mosquitoes.
@@Slightlyrednecked Here is a snippet of an article I found from the UK.
How does RHDV spread?
All RHDV strains can spread easily from infected rabbits in droppings, urine, secretions from the eyes and nose, and at mating. Spread can also occur from contaminated objects such as food, clothing, cages, equipment, insects (especially flies), birds and rodents. The virus can survive in the environment for three and a half months over hotter periods but up to seven and a half months in moderate temperatures.
I knew this video was comming eventually. If I am correct as of right now its only in the southern United States. I'm in illinois so I am good for now, but it will probably get here eventually. Thank you for this video, and all your videos!
Brody Stone South west. Arizona, west Texas. Not the south. No cases in Ga, La, Al, Fl.
@@hippiekayaker9351 Great! Even farther away from me.
yup, at this time you are probably out of the reach of the disease. But, like you said, it will probably spread.
It’s closer to you than you think. The upper part of Colorado has it. Google “RHDV map”. There is one updated almost daily. There is also a group on Facebook keeping rabbit owners up to date.
@@hippiekayaker9351 We have cases in FL and GA now has it too!
One of my rabbits seems like it died from this today. Very concerning
I'm from Britain and wild rabbits are just wiped out, they're completely gone. I used to shoot dozens of rabbits on our farm and I haven't seen one single rabbit for about 7 years. It's too late for Britain but it might not be too late for the US, I urge you guys to lobby your government to take this disease really seriously.
How about through mosquitoes?
That is probably a threat too honestly. I don't see why they wouldn't be carriers.
California is the biggest area for alfalfa production. Isn't this the main component for pellets? Hopefully it doesn't get wide spread there
This is a good video but Chris is working from older info. It's pretty widespread in California with confirmed cases in a number of counties.
That is a good point. I don't think that is a huge concern because of the way that hay and pellets are processed. But we may just have to wait and see.
My yard is covered up in wild rabbits. That is a major reason i want to keep my rabbits up in cages. I also have each rabbit in their own cage that has not got common walls. I did this just in case of disease such as cocsideosis. But i hope this will work for this too. Hopefully i can keep rabbits out of a raised bed area to grow my rabbit feed ( as well as quail food.)
That is good thinking. Good luck with keeping wild rabbits out of your garden though. Unless you have a good tight fence around it, I am not sure you can do that.
@@Slightlyrednecked i used to only get the rare bunny but i had to have my dog put down this spring because of cancer so they know the yard is not protected so now my yard is a protected buffet for them. That's one reason i have tall raised beds.
I have no wild rabbits near my rabbits. My rabbits are in hutches High up. I lost half my rabbitry last march. I lost 3 rabbits this week to it again
Friggen 2020
This is an off topic question I have a baby quail who hatched to early it's been two days he cant seem to balance and is barely opening its eyes my main concern is its food I been feeding droplets of nutridrench is there anything I can do??? It doesnt open its eyes and is barely able to balance but he topples to the side
That sounds like it could be some kind of neurological issue. I am not sure that there is much you can do for it unfortunately. Just keep trying and see if it recovers.
Do not take information from this man he puts his rabbits in cages outside check out Lennon the bunny on why rabbit shouldn’t be in either situation
Lennon is a rabbit fancier to her they are pampered pets, if you listen to this gentleman I think he said he keeps them for meat which means it's probably completely impractical to keep them all inside. He certainly seems quite knowledgeable to me
So it's like the covid19, but for rabbits
Nah. More like rabbit Ebola. 90%+ mortality rate as high as ebola