Monique
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Looking for people owning bunnies with pasteurella.My Annie had culture/sensitivity test and it was positive.She's about 4 or 5 mths old and seems to be a dutch or dutch mixbreed.
I brought her home after seeing she was sick (stupidon my part I know) and large dogs were jumping all over her cage and terrorizing her.
Her shavings were soaking wet from leaky water bottle, and I can't be sure WHAT type of food was in her bowl but it looked like no rabbit food I've ever seen. I built her a Cube Cage in daughter's bedroom to keep her away from the other pets.
Of course, we live in small house with carpet so I'm sure we are dragging her cooties from one room to the next. I was told the chances of my other bun being a carrier or already being exposed to past. was very likely... I read somewhere that about 70% of all domestic rabbits have it or have been exposed.
I thought about putting her down once I found out she had this illness. I cried like a maniac and was so bummed for a week. My daughter went into panic mode and tried calling her friends to see if Annie could live with them. I look at her and it's so hard for me to believe she's sick. She has a sneeze now and then and a wet nose. No matted paws, no other signs of illness YET. She drinks a lot, eats like a horse, and loves to binky around the room and bed.
At first shevwould just growl and lunge at us with claws if you stuck your hand in her cage. I understand this can also be due to territorial behavior in females. My other female could care less, never makes a sound nor is aggressive. Now we let her out and she runs up to us for smooches and ear rubs. She snuggles up to us on the floor and gets in our face with kisses. She chases my son around and scares him to death, which is funny to watch. It is like a game for her, to make him squeal. She tries to sleep on daughter's pillow or in between her feet when in bed. She's so dang loving and so full of life and personality. I just can't see ending her life just yet. She's not suffering or in pain, which we would never allow to cont.
I'm just looking for others that have let their sick babes live for a while. Daughter wanted her because her baby guinea pig had died in the hospital "in a back room with no one to love on him or give him his veggies at night. He died alone and scared" So she wanted Annie and if Annie had to die, then so be it, but she would have love, food, and play time until then. We are goofy and unrealisitc when it comes to animals over here.
I know of people that have many rabbits as pets in their home and one or a few have this illness and are still alive after years. If you have any suggestions or insight please let me know.
I brought her home after seeing she was sick (stupidon my part I know) and large dogs were jumping all over her cage and terrorizing her.
Her shavings were soaking wet from leaky water bottle, and I can't be sure WHAT type of food was in her bowl but it looked like no rabbit food I've ever seen. I built her a Cube Cage in daughter's bedroom to keep her away from the other pets.
Of course, we live in small house with carpet so I'm sure we are dragging her cooties from one room to the next. I was told the chances of my other bun being a carrier or already being exposed to past. was very likely... I read somewhere that about 70% of all domestic rabbits have it or have been exposed.
I thought about putting her down once I found out she had this illness. I cried like a maniac and was so bummed for a week. My daughter went into panic mode and tried calling her friends to see if Annie could live with them. I look at her and it's so hard for me to believe she's sick. She has a sneeze now and then and a wet nose. No matted paws, no other signs of illness YET. She drinks a lot, eats like a horse, and loves to binky around the room and bed.
At first shevwould just growl and lunge at us with claws if you stuck your hand in her cage. I understand this can also be due to territorial behavior in females. My other female could care less, never makes a sound nor is aggressive. Now we let her out and she runs up to us for smooches and ear rubs. She snuggles up to us on the floor and gets in our face with kisses. She chases my son around and scares him to death, which is funny to watch. It is like a game for her, to make him squeal. She tries to sleep on daughter's pillow or in between her feet when in bed. She's so dang loving and so full of life and personality. I just can't see ending her life just yet. She's not suffering or in pain, which we would never allow to cont.
I'm just looking for others that have let their sick babes live for a while. Daughter wanted her because her baby guinea pig had died in the hospital "in a back room with no one to love on him or give him his veggies at night. He died alone and scared" So she wanted Annie and if Annie had to die, then so be it, but she would have love, food, and play time until then. We are goofy and unrealisitc when it comes to animals over here.
I know of people that have many rabbits as pets in their home and one or a few have this illness and are still alive after years. If you have any suggestions or insight please let me know.
