I was on duty at our local Co-op yesterday and took a call from
a woman, 20 weeks pregnant, who was concerned as the pet rabbit had
just died after a short illness, associated with diarrhoea. She was
concerned that she might catch something from the deceased bunny as
she had been nursing it. As far as I am aware sheep and cattle are a
concern because of B. abortus in early pregnancy but my ignorance of
vetinary medicine is complete.
Anyway I suggested she freeze the corpse in a double plastic bag, take it
to vet for post-mortem and really could not think of anything else to do.
Any vets out there! What would you have done differently?
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Allan Harris, GP, Haxby, York YO3 3PH
tel 01904-768666
work 01904-760125, fax 750168
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