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OH MY GOD!! Choking bunny!!

L

Lib_n_bunny

Wise Old Thumper
Oh my god - Gilbert just nearly choked, it was SOOOO frightening. He'd been making a funny noise while eating his veg, but it was the same noise he does when drinking, so I didn't worry too much, then he appeared to be in distress and I realised he was choking!!!

I had no idea what to do, so i rubbed his back, and tapped him lightly, then tried to look in his mouth to see what was wrong, and I was just about to ring Jill (honeybunny) (cos weirdly that was the first thing that occured to me, rather than ringing my vet!!!) when he suddenly recovered. And carried on eating :roll: typical Gilbert!!

I was so frightened!! What should I do when this happens, just in case it ever happens again?

xx
 
Lib_n_bunny said:
Oh my god - Gilbert just nearly choked, it was SOOOO frightening. He'd been making a funny noise while eating his veg, but it was the same noise he does when drinking, so I didn't worry too much, then he appeared to be in distress and I realised he was choking!!!

I had no idea what to do, so i rubbed his back, and tapped him lightly, then tried to look in his mouth to see what was wrong, and I was just about to ring Jill (honeybunny) (cos weirdly that was the first thing that occured to me, rather than ringing my vet!!!) when he suddenly recovered. And carried on eating :roll: typical Gilbert!!

I was so frightened!! What should I do when this happens, just in case it ever happens again?

xx
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I would pop him along to the Vet tomorrow as he may have a Dental problem or Respiratory Tract problem. It is very unusual for a Bun to 'choke' on food and its always best to err on the side of caution

Janex :)
 
When my bun Daisy choked, we took her to vets and it was some sort of infection that had given her a sore throat and made it hard to swallow. She had an injection - but I cant remember what it was! :roll: - and feed her small chopped up pieces of veg for a couple of days and watched her carefully while she ate, after a couple of days she was much improved. x
 
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