White nasal discharge

[benjismum]

Hi all.reallly appreciate your good advice.i have a happy healthy house bunny Benjamin.after months of debate with myself I decided to get him a friend. When I went to collect new bunny noticed she had white snotty nose.so took her straight to vet.diagnosed respiratory infection and given antibiotics. She said not to start bonding until she’s better.i kept her upstairs as my boy is downstairs. In the meantime iv done lots of research and read about pasteurella. I’m now terrified. She has had to go back to her original home and getting swabs done.im now terrified my boy will have caught it.iv read you should change clothes etc after handling bunny with this. I didn’t know and didn’t.im terrified e will have caught it.please advice needed.is white snotty nose definitely pasteurella ??

[Mikey]

One of my rabbits had pasteurella for about two weeks. During the whole time he was next to my other two rabbits (as we were prebonding at the time). Neither of the other two caught it. My vet said most rabbits have/catch some form of it, but their bodies naturally fight it off. So my other two never got sick from Badger, because they had healthier immune systems than he did. I really wouldnt fear for your boy unless you notice he starts having snot as well

[benjismum]

Thanks so much for replying Mikey.if you don’t mind me asking.what happened to your bunny with pasteurella ?

[Wick & Fable]

Wick is a solo rabbit, so no notes on spreading it to other rabbits. Wick’s vet didn’t seem to take any extra precautions when Wick came into the practice if that’s any consolation.

As long as the antibiotics are working and you’re consistent in treatment, outlook for health and recovery is very good. Wick had a sort of combo-URI, so he was treated for 3 months while we figured out what antibiotic worked against his infection.

If not discussed, I recommend getting a probiotic so your baby’s gut does not get distressed with all the antibiotic.

The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.

[Bam]

White snot can be caused by other bacteria than Pasteurella, for example bordetella. Those two bacteria are both sensitive to Baytril, so treatment is the same.

As the others have already said, Pasteurella is very common in rabbits. It’s so common some say practically all rabbits carry it. As a rule it just exists in their nasal cavity and bun’s immune defense keeps it down. Some rabbits don’t have a super-duper well-functioning immune defense, often (but not always) as a result of stress from poor living conditions and/or poor diet. If the I immune defense can’t keep the bacteria down, the bun gets ill. Antibiotics work with the immune defense to fight off the infection.

[benjismum]

You are all so helpful replying thank you. So you think it’s ok to still adopt her and introduce her to my healthy boy

[Mikey]

He was on antibiotics for two weeks (maybe three, hard to remember). Directly before that he had a chest infection caused by allergies which lead to him choking, which is why we went to the vet in the first place and found out he also had Pasteurella from the cultures and tests we had done. It was an emotional roller coaster at first with everything hitting one after another, but, after the first few days it was pretty smooth sailing. Badger was back to his normal goofy self within days. I was also thankful he loved the taste of his medicine, it made it so much easier :p Hes not had it since that incident (although he has had a few more infections due to his allergies; not caused by the Pasteurella).

Personally, I think if you keep her in the same home but on different floors like you were, that should be fine until she is healed

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