Poor Blind Bunny

This bunny was munching away happily on the lawn in the middle of the day and it wasn't until I zoomed in that I saw that he was blind. Both eyes were closed. Later in the afternoon he was in the front of the garden and I got very close without realizing it and without him noticing. I guess the future isn't rosy for this unfortunate bunny.

[Pat Knowles]

Myxomatosis perhaps? I do hope that horrid disease is not back, it devastated the rabbit community so much years ago.

[Beryl Lloyd]

Ooh dear , like Pat @happypat my thought was also of this horrible disease Myxomatosis ! with those swollen blind eyes !-- poor little mite !

[Sue Cooper]

@happypat I never thought of that Pat but now you mention it we had a dead rabbit on the lawn about a week ago. I do hope it isn't that dreadful myxamatosis. I'll let you know if we notice anything else.

[Pat Knowles]

@susiemc 👍🏻

[Sue Cooper]

@susiemc I hope not Beryl. I googled myxamatosis and blindness is one of the symptoms, plus we found a dead rabbit on the lawn about a week ago and there was nothing to suggest how it had died. It hadn't been attacked by anything.

[Phil Sandford]

Mixie maybe. It’s comes back now and then. The symptoms you desribe suggest it is. Poor little mite.

[Joanne Diochon]

So sad, poor little bunnies.

[KoalaGardens🐨]

definitely not a happy bunny - do you have rescue organisations there?

[Valerie Chesney]

Oh, poor sweet bunny...

[Lis Lapthorn]

Poor little bunny, so sad.

[Susie]

Sad, we have had myxy round here before Christmas