Snuffles Incubation Period? Cage Neighbors' Affliction?

[wildeden]

So, bad me.

I didn't quarantine a new buck the other night (Tuesday).
I had purchased from the breeder before with no issues and was too comfortable. I put the buck in a cage between two others.

The next AM he was blowing ridiculous amounts of snot
Go figure, the one time out of sooo sooo many that I didn't quarantine, as I always do...this has to happen.

Anyways, it was about 4pm that I put the buck in his cage that night with everything seeming as okay as could be. Around 8am I hauled him out of the cage. Immediately took the two neighbors into their own quarantine since they were so close and didn't want to risk THEM developing something then blowing it across the isle. I bleached all the pans and sun-dried/vinegar-ed the wooden rack the cages sit out (all of which is still outside.

My big question is...
how badly do I need to worry about the rabbits across the isle way? I have about two rows of rabbits stacked (6 cages total). Close quarters...I read that within 3-6ft and it's possibly contagious.... Granted, these rabbits are all in their own stall so in a sense in their own "quarantine". The offender was on a lower row.

Out of everyone's experience with snuffles...how likely would you rate my other rabbits being infected? I know there's the "wait and see" period, which I have to go through now...but was curious when someone else caught a sneezer immediately, how many other of their rabbits got sick and how close had they been to the contagious rabbit?

Lesson learned....quarantine everyone, no matter the breeder
I'm really upset because while i'm ready to dispatch any upcoming offenders, I'm wondering the severity of what I might deal with.

 

[MamaSheepdog]

Oh boy. I'm sorry. Of course it would happen the one time you don't quarantine.

This study posits that it is spread mostly by direct contact. If a globule of mucous landed in another cage, and the resident rabbit licked it, it would probably become infected.

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/117202152/N ... -multocida

 

[wildeden]

Thank you, MamaSheepdog! That's a bit reassuring. I'd have no issue culling the neighbors if they get symptoms. At least there's a least likely chance to one of my does on the top row across the isle...she's the one I'm worried about!

 

[ladysown]

generally speaking your quick reaction time stands in your favour.
the fact that he was in a lower tier stands in your favcour.

Chances are relatively high that things should work out just fine.
the question that remains is... when he sneezed how far could his snot fly? that only time and patience will determine.

 

[skysthelimit]

I've culled 5 sneezing rabbits. Only one of those made it into the barn from QT, and was brought back out after sneezing. None in the barn was sick. I only had one other get sick besides that one, but it took the same trip as the sick one, more than a few hours together.

 

[wildeden]

generally speaking your quick reaction time stands in your favour.
the fact that he was in a lower tier stands in your favcour.

Chances are relatively high that things should work out just fine.
the question that remains is... when he sneezed how far could his snot fly? that only time and patience will determine.

Very good input, thank you.
I will be closely monitoring the rest of them who were in that stall.<br /><br />__________ Tue Nov 19, 2013 10:55 pm __________<br /><br />The good news is that it's been a week later and no one has shown signs of contamination. Hoping it stays that way.

The bad news is that the buck was indeed infected with pasteurella. I hadn't been sure that it was it at first (as I had never been in contact with a rabbit infected with it) so I quarantined him for a bit and sure enough, on and off, he would show signs of snot/sneezing. Then it'd go away. Then come back. It seemed like he was a rabbit that would only display it under stress.

He went to freezer camp.