Patricia Turner, MS, DVM, DVSc, DACLAM, DABT
Patricia V. Turner is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pathobiology at the Ontario Veterinary College at the University of Guelph…
Patricia V. Turner is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pathobiology at the Ontario Veterinary College at the University of Guelph…
The most common presentation of P. multocida infection is upper respiratory tract disease. Pasteurella multocida was identified as a cause of mucopurulent rhinitis in rabbits or “snuffles” in the 1920s. Clinical signs include mucopurulent nasal discharge, sneezing, congestion, and/or snoring. Infection of the nasolacrimal duct may extend to the conjunctiva causing ocular discharge and nasolacrimal duct obstruction. Affected rabbits may also have…