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Pasturella tell me everything!

missFloppyears

Warren Veteran
I want and need to know everything bout Pasturella!, The vet and i have spoken about Ulfric and he showed me an Xray of Ulfric's chest and he diagnosed that he suspected Pasturella was an underlying illness?
i know i cant bring him back but what did i miss how could i have missed it?

Please tell me what i could have done to save my boy?
 
Pasteurella is a bacteria which can cause many symptoms in Rabbits. But they can also be ASYMPTOMATIC carriers. One of the most common causes of a loss under GA is a case of latent (ie NO SYMPTOMS) Pasteurella where the lungs are the organ effected, often with lots of little abscesses. Your Vet will have done a pre op check and listened to Ulfric's lungs. They obviously gave no cause for concern. This can happen, it has happened to my Vet a couple of times in the past.

There is detailed information about Pasteurella here

http://wildpro.twycrosszoo.org/S/00dis/Bacterial/Pasteurellosis_lagomorphs.htm

This link contains graphic images

http://www.lbah.com/rabbits/pasteurella.htm#intro


I doubt you did miss any symptoms, there may not have been any to see.

RIP Ulfric :cry:
 
Pasteurella is a bacteria which can cause many symptoms in Rabbits. But they can also be ASYMPTOMATIC carriers. One of the most common causes of a loss under GA is a case of latent (ie NO SYMPTOMS) Pasteurella where the lungs are the organ effected, often with lots of little abscesses. Your Vet will have done a pre op check and listened to Ulfric's lungs. They obviously gave no cause for concern. This can happen, it has happened to my Vet a couple of times in the past.

There is detailed information about Pasteurella here

http://wildpro.twycrosszoo.org/S/00dis/Bacterial/Pasteurellosis_lagomorphs.htm

This link contains graphic images

http://www.lbah.com/rabbits/pasteurella.htm#intro


I doubt you did miss any symptoms, there may not have been any to see.

RIP Ulfric
:cry:


Thankyou Jane!, youve no idea how guilty i felt seeing his lungs like that and thinking i must have missed it!

Thankyou thankyou Jane, it may not bring my boy back but its put my mind at rest!
 
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