Sneezing and lesions

[ollitos]

Yesterday, I noticed a doe sneeze a couple times. But I had just put out water bottles and all the rabbits were going nutso for the water and I thought she might have gotten some water in her nose. She sneezed again this morning. I pulled her and will cull her shortly. But I also noticed some lesions on her vulva. Is that another sign of pasturella?<br /><br />__________ Sun Feb 03, 2013 12:48 pm __________<br /><br />And I just realized she's due to kindle tomorrow. Crap!

So I'm assuming her kits would either carry pasturella or be immune? Would it be possible to foster the kits to another doe and cull her after she kindles?

 

[Dood]

As long as the other doe can handle all those kits but I would quarantine her and see if how long she can raise her own.

Every rabbit carries it own unique strains of pasturella but their immune systems keep them in non-lethal numbers. The stress of pregnancy and impending labour may have triggered its aggressive emergence. The kits may fight it off or not, same with the doe, but the damage it has done to her lungs is permanent and she will always harbour increased numbers of the bacteria and be more susceptable to outbreaks when she is under stress.

Her snot particulates will increase the numbers of the bacteria in the air and hence the lungs of the rabbits around her and she will be a liablity so quarantine is a must.

 

[ollitos]

This is the strangest thing. When she is drinking, she starts sneezing and I swear water pours out her nose.

 

[MamaSheepdog]

:? Cleft palate?

 

[ollitos]

That's what I'm wondering too!

 

[fuzzy9]

Yes, but would that have just started being an issue after all this time you've had her?

 

[ollitos]

I'm very perplexed. I'm thinking vent disease on the lesions. It's just really strange that she's doing this all of a sudden. I have a feeling she's trying to drink water way too fast. Water bottles have been freezing so fast and we're having a hard time keeping up. So when they get fresh water, they go a little crazy.