After culling a doe and her kits because of symptoms of snuffles, I had a couple more does show symptoms last night. The doe I culled had a very think white snot for a few days, sometimes with a little hint of green with constant sneezing. It had been going on for at least a 3 - 4 days prior to culling and was convinced it was snuffles.
Right after I culled her, I don't think anyone else in the barn had these symptoms. I cleaned every nook and cranny of the barn and provided Duramycin-10 in their water bottles, but, to my dismay - a couple of my other does have began to show the same symptoms that my first doe showed. I had Vet Rx on hand and decided to try that out on both. This morning, one of the does nose is completely free and dry of snot. The second doe is still a bit snotty but cleared up quite a bit from yesterday, I expect it to clear over the next day.
The vet I went to with my first doe did not do a culture because he is not well equipped with rabbits and there are no vets for miles away. He did tell me he had a case like this before and assumed it was some sort of bacterial infection. He did not charge me for the visit so I don't really feel I should hold anything against him but simply gave me his opinion based on what I told him the rabbits were going to be used for (breeding-meat-pets). What I am afraid to hear is that I culled my doe and her kits for nothing if it is not pasturella and some sort of treatable infection instead. Does pasturella show symptoms only when it wants to?
Right after I culled her, I don't think anyone else in the barn had these symptoms. I cleaned every nook and cranny of the barn and provided Duramycin-10 in their water bottles, but, to my dismay - a couple of my other does have began to show the same symptoms that my first doe showed. I had Vet Rx on hand and decided to try that out on both. This morning, one of the does nose is completely free and dry of snot. The second doe is still a bit snotty but cleared up quite a bit from yesterday, I expect it to clear over the next day.
The vet I went to with my first doe did not do a culture because he is not well equipped with rabbits and there are no vets for miles away. He did tell me he had a case like this before and assumed it was some sort of bacterial infection. He did not charge me for the visit so I don't really feel I should hold anything against him but simply gave me his opinion based on what I told him the rabbits were going to be used for (breeding-meat-pets). What I am afraid to hear is that I culled my doe and her kits for nothing if it is not pasturella and some sort of treatable infection instead. Does pasturella show symptoms only when it wants to?