SDHRS and Palomar Animal Hospital are teaming up to offer a low cost RHDV2 vaccine clinic on Friday, October 2, 2020 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. Cost is $90.00 per rabbit. Supply is limited.
From HRS: Rabbit Hemorragic Disease Virus (RHDV) is a highly contagious and deadly disease caused by a calicivirus that affects both wild and domestic rabbits. It is not contagious to people or other animals. For the first time, the virus is causing deaths in rabbits and hares native to North America and is spreading rapidly.
Even if your rabbit is kept inside, they are still at risk of becoming infected with RHDV2. While RHDV2 only affects rabbits, the disease can be transmitted to them by people or animals through contact with objects, animals, insects, or predator feces contaminated by the virus.
Any sudden rabbit death is suspicious and should be reported to a veterinarian immediately. The public is urged to call the California Department of Fish and Wildlife at (916) 358-2790 if dead wild rabbits are sighted, and to avoid contact.
