Rabbit Vaccination against RHDV2 - Second Trip

I have more rabbits to be vaccinated than my van (red van) could hold on March 19.   On March 24, I went to Ohana Animal Hospital to get the second group vaccinated.    The office staffs were so kind to have reserved a parking space just in front of their office for me and they came out to help take the carriers to the office.

Casey's adult rabbits were all vaccinated last August.   She has new bunnies that are between 5 to 6 weeks old, so she joins in to get her bunnies vaccinated.  The vaccine is safe for bunnies over 30 days old.    She also got a reserved parking space (blue SUV), she holds the door for the staffs to come in and out to carry our rabbits.

As seen, we have lots of carriers to be brought in and out, several staffs come out to help.

Due to COVID, we were not allowed to go inside the office, so we waited outside.  Casey loves these pretty flowers, so she has a picture taken with them.

I can't give up the photo op, also got a picture taken.

Jennifer is the main person who communicated with us, we have a picture taken with her.    The hospital is in the process of getting more vaccine doses imported.   We would highly recommend you get your rabbits vaccinated as it is truly a pandemic for the rabbits.   Just now we heard the news that Oregon got hit with the virus too.   So far Oregon was one of the few states that had not been hit since RHD started in the 1980s, now no more. 

Casey's and my rabbits are all well so far, no visible side effects.   The entire process has been smooth, thanks to the efficient and able work done by the Ohana's staffs.  We appreciate it.   I do have to say it's very exhausting to prepare 20 carriers, groom, clean and prepare 20 rabbits each for the two trips that took over three hours of driving each time.     It's about as tiring as or even more than going to a rabbit show.   I had to take extra rest after it's all done. 

If your rabbits are all indoors and never get out or go to a show, your are fairly safe.  If you go to shows, if your rabbits are housed in a barn or in an open hatch, the danger is there.   Vaccination protects but not 100 percent.  Just like us getting COVID vaccine shots, we still have to be careful with our behavior.   We give our rabbits the best protection available but it is still up to us human to behave well to reduce the risk of being infected.     

  It is our hope that more owners will take the issue more seriously to protect their rabbits and/or not going to show if they are in the quarantine zone.  It is also our hope that the show sponsors will be more mindful of not inviting or accepting judges and exhibitors from affected locations.