Background: we bought a couple of rabbits a while back from a flea market. One of them developed signs of the snuffles, then the dog wound up killing her. About 6 weeks later one of the does we already had started sneezing and then died after about 2 days. She had 4week old kits at the time. They all seemed fine. I kept them separate for a while and they didn't seem sick so I put them in our regular cages.
I thought that was the end of it. That was 2 months ago. So today when I went out to take care of the rabbits, one of those kits had started showing signs of being sick. The whole route, sneezing, snot all the nose and paws, acting lethargic...
It's pretty obvious that the kit has it but here is the problem, the doe that was in the cage next to that kit was also sneezing. All she is doing is sneezing, no snot, no other symptoms. I have her quarantined. Just in case.
My good breeder buck was in the cage next to that doe. He wasn't next to the kit. I went ahead and separated him out from the herd too. But we really, really like him. We don't want to cull him unless we absolutely have to.
He isn't showing any signs of being sick. The only reason he might be sick is because he was in the cage next to a rabbit that might be sick because she was next one that was sick. Make sense?
So here is my real question: If he was exposed, how long would it take for me to know it? If he doesn't show any symptoms, how long will it be before I'm "in the clear"?
I thought that was the end of it. That was 2 months ago. So today when I went out to take care of the rabbits, one of those kits had started showing signs of being sick. The whole route, sneezing, snot all the nose and paws, acting lethargic...
It's pretty obvious that the kit has it but here is the problem, the doe that was in the cage next to that kit was also sneezing. All she is doing is sneezing, no snot, no other symptoms. I have her quarantined. Just in case.
My good breeder buck was in the cage next to that doe. He wasn't next to the kit. I went ahead and separated him out from the herd too. But we really, really like him. We don't want to cull him unless we absolutely have to.
He isn't showing any signs of being sick. The only reason he might be sick is because he was in the cage next to a rabbit that might be sick because she was next one that was sick. Make sense?
So here is my real question: If he was exposed, how long would it take for me to know it? If he doesn't show any symptoms, how long will it be before I'm "in the clear"?