RHDV2 Vaccination Clinic at Corralitos: Vaccinations Done

Dr. Koploy works on the Netherland Dwarf.

Lots of Netherland Dwarf in the clinic.

More Netherland Dwarf ready to be vaccinated.

More arriving  and waiting for their turns.

Fran checking in her Dutch, Tessa checks ear numbers. 

Carol is putting her French Angora and American Fuzzy Lop back to her van.  Ready to go home.  

Betty's English Angora and French Angora are loaded back to her van and also ready to leave.  

Beautiful redwoods and a super efficient operation, we thank Chris Zemny for organizing the clinic.  This is the third clinic Chris and Dr. Koploy provided for rabbit people since the RHDV2 pandemic started.   So far 1,700 rabbits have gotten vaccinated and being kept safe.  

 

RHDV2 Vaccination Clinic at Corralitos: Chatting about the New Vaccine

 

People are gathering discussing the vaccines.   Up to October 3, the only vaccines available were imported from Europe.  There are two brands that are eligible for import:  Filavac and Eravac.   The type used at the Corralitos clinic is Filavac and the brand used at the Ohana vet hospital in Livermore is Eravac.   Both are killed virus and both requires one shot then annual booster.   Medgene Lab of South Dakota has just received emergency use authorization from FDA for the RHDV2 vaccine.  Starting October 4, CA is not issuing any new import certificate for the two European vaccines, but those who hold the certificate can still import until the certificate expires.    What do we know about the new domestic vaccine?  None has used it yet so we don't know the efficacy.  Most are concerned about the 2-shot 21-day regimen as it adds to the necessity of getting more veterinary service. As is now, to get an appointment at a veterinary hospital takes long wait.   And the cost factor.   So we are all talking about it but no conclusion reached.    If you are interested in reading more about this new vaccine, here are some information.     

According to the Medgene website: Medgene Labs Receives Emergency Use Authorization for RHDV2 Vaccine - Medgene Labs 

"The vaccine is administered through a subcutaneous injection and is comprised of a 2-dose regimen with the second dose being delivered 21 days following the initial dose.

 

Medgene Labs is currently working with the USDA and state veterinarians to provide access to the vaccine nationwide. With Emergency Use Authorization, there are specific steps and documentation required to distribute the vaccine. The company is prepared to start receiving orders during the first week of October 2021 and has launched a web page to provide more information and answer frequently asked questions."

RHDV2 Vaccination Clinic at Corralitos: Carol's Buns Getting Ready for Injection

Carol's French Angora and American Fuzzy Lop are ready to get vaccinated.

Betty is removing her English Angora from the coops while Carol's buns are waiting to get on.

Getting there, buns are filling the carriers.

More to go back to the carriers.

Betty's buns are all back to their carriers and bungeed up.

Dinah is also removing her rabbits. 

Carol is checking in her rabbits with Tessa who is checking the ear numbers.

Carol has 12 American Fuzzy Lop and 3 French Angora to be vaccinated.   Tessa finished the check in process.   

 

RHDV2 Vaccination Clinic at Corralitos: Betty's Buns Getting Injections

Dr. Koploy finished the Holland Lop table and comes over to the fluffies.   

The instruction is for the owners to pull out their own rabbits and hand one to the doctor, then have another waiting.  When Dr. Koploy completes the injection of one, the next one goes to her.   

Dr. Koploy is injecting one while Betty holding one to be the next.  See the two empty coops on the left.  The clear plastic box holds the filled syringes and the blue container holds the used syringes.

A junior English Angora tort buck is getting the shot.

Dr. Koploy is working on the oldies.  The broken chestnut is French Angora Henrietta who will be 7 years old in March, she is still as solid as a youngster, weighs in 9 pounds 4 ounces.  Guess what, she is not the oldest of the oldies, English Angora littermates Ferrari and Clementina are both 2 months older than Henrietta.

Sticking his head out of the coop is Ferrari, who is 6-3/4 years old.

Dr. Koploy is doing the last of Betty's buns.  The operation is super efficient.  It only took 15 minutes to complete the injections.   

 

RHDV2 Vaccination Clinic at Corralitos: The Nerve Center

The nerve center of the vaccination clinic is at the picnic table.  On the left is Chris Zemny, the brain of putting on the clinic.  On the right is Dr. Jeanne Koploy who is responsible for the operation.   All the import license and permits are in Dr. Koploy's name as it's a requirement for doing veterinary work.  Chris helps with a lot of the communications with the vaccine maker and transporter in order to get the clinic off the ground.    

Chris draws the vaccine from the vials and put the filled syringes in the clear box.   Chris used to work in a lab, needle work is very familiar to her.    Julie watches on the right.   

The filled syringes are ready for Dr. Koploy to use.  The vaccine are packed in a dry ice filled cooler on the side (not shown).  

Another view of Chris preparing the syringes for Dr. Koploy.

Carol and Betty have a photo taken with boss Chris.

Dr. Koploy comes by to get more filled syringes.   Sitting next to Chris is Alysia, standing on the right are Donelle and Fran.  Donelle's breed is the Netherland Dwarf and Fran's is Dutch.  Chris, Donelle, Fran are "old timers" like Betty, we all have been in the rabbit habit since the 1980s.   

 

RHDV2 Vaccination Clinic at Corralitos: Arriving and Checking in

Betty arrives at the Corralitos Community City on Sunday, October 3rd,  morning with 12 rabbits, 10 English Angora and 2 French Angora. The majority of Betty's herd were vaccination at the Ohana Vet Hospital at Livermore in March.   The 12 to be vaccinated are half youngsters that were born after March and the other half were oldies that are over 6 years old that were not in the March group due to space issue in the van and the cost issue.    After these 12 are done, Betty will have a 100% vaccinated herd.   

The buns are unloaded onto two roller carts.

The clinic starts at 9 am sharp, Betty's buns are loaded on table 3, group 1.  

Each table has 24 coops, the 12 on the left are Betty's group 1 and the 12 on the right belongs to Dinah.

This is table 2 with 24 Netherland Dwarf rabbits.

On table 1 are 24 Holland Lops.   Veterinarian Dr. Jeanne Koploy of Del Mar Pet Hospital has started the injection.   The white bottle is disinfectant, she sprays each rabbit on the intended injection site.   

 

Good Boy Auston

Aada and Auston keep on growing....

... keep on developing.  

Auston has the most gorgeous coat with a great density and a perfect texture (seeNorthern California Angora Guild: English Angora Texture (ncag.blogspot.com).

With his good behavior of not chewing, not soiling, not licking, his wool development is pushing to his maximum potential.    Normally a doe has a better chance of a full development but as we have seen in the post two days ago that Aada has chewed her wool so badly that she had to have a haircut: 
Northern California Angora Guild: Aada Gets a Haircut (ncag.blogspot.com)

The comparison of these two littermates got me thinking.  It's not just human behavior that determines a person's destination, it's also the rabbit behavior!   On the day of their birth, if someone had told me that the chocolate tort buck would have developed into a better show rabbit than the white doe, I'd say, nay, it's always the doe who would have the potential in growing a top competitive coat.  Give me a doe any day and I'd groom her into a Best In Show rabbit.    Aada proved me wrong, I tried, believe me, I tried.   Her teeth are more powerful than the blower and the brushes.     Auston, thank you for being a good boy.  Mama is going to be on top of grooming to keep you show competitive.