Pasteurella

snuffles is the street name for Pasteurella , it shows up as a respitory infection accompanied by thick white/ yellow mucus, raspy strained breathing. there are 2 forms Acute and Chronic. over 80% of rabbits are carries as it lives in the environment . but it has 2 stages : a carrier is not present with an active infection( and is not contagious with an active illness, their immune systems are holding it off so it is dormant. ONCE SNUFFLES BECOMES ACTIVE it is a terminal cull. if the rabbit is able to survive the acute raspatory infection, it Will be contagious with active infection, and will spread a stronger infection to neighboring rabbits they they may not be able to fight off, , thru therapeutic antibiotics, it will then move on to the Chronic snuffles, in the chronic form, Pasteurella moves to the body cavities, and eats away at the organs , while filling the body cavity with thick mucus. chronic pasterlla will slowly and painfully kill a rabbit.