Oh god, this is terrible news! Rufus is indoors but then so am I most of the time and I am COVERED in mozzie bites. So scary. I might get him a mosquito net to go over his cage just in case. Thanks Roberta!

I don’t live in Australia but it still is scary to think about myxomatosis. I don’t really let my rabbits outdoors too often during the fall and late summer seasons, and to be truthful, I really don’t do it very much in general. The rabbits had an ear mite out-break due to the fact that the two new piggies we adopted had ear mites and it was passed on from there. 

A rabbit vet visit at our vet costs $50 per rabbit, and if you multiply $50 by 4 ear-mite infested bunnies, it can make a human(especially my husband) livid. Plus the cost of the special meds to clear up the ear infection that was caused by those pesky mites! 

Ever since then, I’ve been a little, shall we say, paranoid about letting bunnies outdoors to play on a harness or such. I take our rabbits in for a checkup twice a year, and any extra costs can be very irritating. Sure, health problems can still happen, but if any rabbit got very sick from being outside or even died from myxo, I’d never forget it.

Myxo outbreaks have been heard of in our state(Michigan), and so this summer I plan to avoid any outdoor playtime. We live by a lake, so the Mosquitos are even worse….

Oh no! Thanks for the alert. Chester is inside but every morning I wake up covered in mosquito bites 

I think im going to have to cover his “area” with fly screen now 

Hope all your Aussie buns stay safe! Such brutes for not letting you vaccinate them, they introduced myxo in the first place to control the wild rabbit population didnt they!?

lol Roberta! hahahahahaha

I was wondering if I should give Rufus a dose of Revolution? Just in case of fleas… I know Myxo can spread by fleas as well. Do you think it’s necessary?

How selfish not to let people vaccinate domestic pet rabbits.   Rotten ##%#  

Sorry to hear this  outbreak is out again. May all your bunnies and pets be safe from this awful disease

Thanks Roberta for the warning (I haven’t heard ‘anything’ about it here, but I guess that’s cause we QLDer’s ‘don’t’ need to know?!?!?).
The best part of your post? Showing the hubby your description of our PM! LOL! He said you got it spot on! Ha ha hah!

My partner’s brother lives in Sidney and has two rabbits, I will make sure he knows about this. Thank you for letting us know.

How silly not to let people vaccinate their pets…

I have learned so much Aussie slang from your comments on this thread Roberta!

I think it’s ridiculous that you can’t vaccinate you pets there. Especially if they are spayed/neutered. I hope everyone’s bunnies stay safe!

Roberta! Don’t tell/show anyone! You’ll halve our tourism! (if not more, lol!). How embarrassing – do we have to tell the world that is how our PM gets around in Parliament? Ha ha ha hah…..
PS – you know, I never think to translate ‘budgie smuggler’s’ – good on you!

Edit/Add – have you seen the latest ‘drumstick’ add? It is sooo good (actually spot on), I reckon Tourism Australia will be using it soon to advertise us to world! Ha ha hah….

They have reasons for doing it, whether you agree or not, but yeah, that’s really unfortunate for people with pets =/ I wish there was a better, more humane solution

Yeah, I kind of question the logic behind that too.

lol when I read “budgie smugglers” I thought there’d been a scandal where a politician was linked to people who were illegally smuggling birds.  Nope.

That seriously sucks about the diseases though. 

Hahaha budgie smugglers – I’m learning alot about Aussie-land from this forum Stay safe everyone and everybun, wish I could send you some of our nice (expensive) vaccine for myxo we have over here!! xxx

Are budgiesmugglers à form of ugly swimmingtrousers for men?

Are budgiesmugglers à form of ugly swimmingtrousers for men?
Bam – take away the trouser leaving just the seems plus a bit to ‘hide’ the budgie – and that would be a good description, ha hah!

“Budgies” … “Trousers” …. It’s getting all international in this thread

“Budgies” … “Trousers” …. It’s getting all international in this thread

Diamond – your post….
‘lol when I read “budgie smugglers” I thought there’d been a scandal where a politician was linked to people who were illegally smuggling birds. Nope.’

I literally had tears running downs my cheeks from laughing! How cool was your interpretation! Thank you! I know you weren’t trying too, but you made my day! Thank you again – for sharing! Cheers Diamond.