VHD Vaccination side effects?

Re: VHD Vaccination side effects?

Juliet Drummond DAVN (med) RVN D32/33 — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:41:08 GMT

we no longer use cylap, we now use lapinject

we have had no problems with lapinject, the benefits over cylap are

only 0.5mls required (verus 1ml - alot in a teeny bun)
6 days immunity onset (versus 21 days)
much longer expiry date (i always find fort dodge vaccines a bit too short)

this is for your info only

juliet

Re: VHD Vaccination side effects?

Anonymous — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:20:52 GMT

Thanks everyone. She's back to normal - pushing Coop off her food so she must be ok! Yaay xxx

Re: VHD Vaccination side effects?

chris beasley — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:24:53 GMT

[quote user="Emma Jarratt"]

It's not unusual for any animal to be slightly quiet for 24hrs or so after a vaccine. As Vicky sad obviously priority in bunnies is that they keep eating ok.

Common vaccine reactions (in my experience) that I warn bunny owners about are a small bald patch/scab at the site of injection, seems to happen more with cylap than myxo (I've not used lapinject so can't comment), also a few bunnies seem to have a transient joint swelling for a few days after cylap leading to a little joint pain/lameness, I've given 2 bunnies metacam for a few days for this and now warn all owners to watch for it and have had a few more reports from owners. VHD is a calicivirus, and feline calicivirus can cause polyarthritis, so I don't know if there's some link there, this is all anecdotal.

[/quote]Thankyou for this piece of information - had a owner with a lame bunny on Friday , Had cylap the day before! I just told her to keep it restrict and to come in Monday if no improvement. Will ring her tomorrow to check.

Re: VHD Vaccination side effects?

Vicky RVN — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:57:26 GMT

Ah good glad she's still eating ok. It sounds like she's just feeling a bit off colour.

Re: VHD Vaccination side effects?

Anonymous — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:53:41 GMT

Hi Vicky,

Yeah she's eating fine. She's had more than normal today as she's only a mere 0.46kg and I think she needs beefing up a bit (don't worry - I haven't given her looooooads). Maybe she's digesting? It's just odd, she's been sat on my lap for 25 mins now which is so unlike her. I guess if she's eating then that's a good thing. Maybe she's just settled down at last. She has been proper mental since we've had her.

Re: VHD Vaccination side effects?

Emma Jarratt — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:50:24 GMT

It's not unusual for any animal to be slightly quiet for 24hrs or so after a vaccine. As Vicky sad obviously priority in bunnies is that they keep eating ok.

Re: VHD Vaccination side effects?

Vicky RVN — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:37:32 GMT

I'm not sure about VHD vacc specifically, but dogs and cats have reaction to their vacc at times and can be off colour for 24 hours or so. Is she still eating ok? Cos i know cats and dogs go off food sometimes, which you obv don't want a bunny doing. Hope your little bun is feeling better soon x