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Are my rabbits' snuffles and bloody urine contagious to each other?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Small Animal | Rabbit | Female | 4 months and 21 days old | 2 lbs

I just got my question answered about my rabbit's blood in thier urine and if its related to snuffles. The thing is, have haven't fed them carrots consistently or anything to discolor their urine. My 1st bun, Flower that has been consistently bleeding for a couple weeks has also the symptoms on her nose of snuffles and really bad infected genitals. My 2nd bun, Nia just started now bleeding.I'm assuming she contracted whatever Flower has.Can this be 2different virus/bacteria's? I have antibiotics

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Answered By Joy Fuhrman, DVM, MBA, CPA

Veterinarian

Published on July 22nd, 2017

Pasteurellosis (snuffles) is a contagious disease transmitted by contact or by air. In fact, some rabbits will carry the pathogen without showing clinical signs. Accordingly, it is likely that, if this is Pasteurella then Flower and Nia have the same disease. Since Pasteurella can cause septicemia which may result in sudden death, it is important that you have Flower and Nia seen by your veterinarian. I am not sure what antibiotic you have on hand but treatment is often difficult and needs to continue for 6-8 weeks. Also, many antibiotics are ineffective against this disease because of an increase in resistant strains. Culture and sensitivity testing is therefore recommended to determine the best antibiotic to use. Keep in mind that there are other infectious diseases that can cause the same or similar clinical signs including some viral diseases. Your veterinarian will be able to examine Flower and Nia, diagnose what is going on and recommend appropriate treatment.

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