The rabbit fosterer I was helping....

has decided to take a break from fostering as half of her rabbits have died We do not know why, the first one went a couple of months ago, then she lost a young rabbit, but the other 3 siblings were fine (went back to the main rescue centre), then 2 weeks after 2 more died. One went to the vets and was given the all clear but died 2 weeks later. She is scared for the other remaining 3 so they returned to the main rescue centre where the 3 siblings went and are now thriving. It's really strange. No one can figure out what is happening, but she is very upset about it. The runs that I made and the one that was bought for her have been allocated to other fosterers for the rescue so they haven't gone to waste and are still being used by other buns in need.
I stopped going over in the end for fear of bringing anything back with me that may harm my buns, but we have been keeping in contact on FB. I did suggest PM's on the bodies but she can't afford to do that so the deaths will probably remain a mystery. She only has her own bunny now, who's daughter was one of the first to suddenly die. It's such a shame, it really is

I can't help but wonder if there is something new out there. A friend of mine has recently suddenly lost 3 rabbits.

Oh what a shame this is awful. I was wondering the same thing as Cheryl. God I hope not.

how terrible
i wonder if the new vaccines are not working as well as they should

With this and the number of buns who seem to be coming down with myxi, it's a quite frightening time at the moment

All the best to your friend, VtB, and I hope her remaining rabbit stays well

I agree with everyone else, all I hear at the moment is about sudden groups of buns being lost one after the other. I really hope it's neither nothing new or a fault in the new vaccine. A very worrying time

She is in my thoughts at the moment. It must be so difficult

It must be really hard having gone through that. I have lost a lot of young-ish rabbits over the last few years but more spaced out and at least I know why with the last 3, to not know and to not know when/if it will happen again must be awful. I'm not surprised she's taking a break.

It is a very scary time at the moment there just seems to be so many sudden deaths and such a lot of myxi about.

There are a lot of fatalities at the moment, I so hope it isn;t a new strain of something horrid.

Hugs

JO xx