Get it stuffed?
Andrew
Dr. Andrew N. Herd MRCGP [log in to unmask]
Family Physician, Medical Adviser to Durham Health Authority
Lecturer in Primary Care, Durham University
Medical Editor, Practice Computing
-----Original Message-----
From: allan harris <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: 25 January 1998 20:15
Subject: Rabbits
>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?
>
>
>
>--
>Allan Harris, GP, Haxby, York YO3 3PH
>tel 01904-768666
>work 01904-760125, fax 750168
>
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