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Coughing/gagging?

MichG

MichG

Mama Doe
My little bun Minky is on Baytril, Metacam, Flagyl, Lapizole and Biolapis for poss EC. I have just finished giving her her meds and She seemed to cough 3 times, it sounded like a retch to me. She is fine in herself but it scared me to death. Is this normal? She hasn't done it again since. What might have caused it? She did slurp down a lot of biolapis in one sitting.
 
i honestly don't know as i've not experienced this.

just bumping your post up in the hope that someone more knowledgeable sees it:)
 
Was it after being syringed meds? Is it possible that maybe a little bit went down into her lungs and she was trying to shift it?
 
Yes, I think that's what it must have been. She is fine now and not heard it since. My heart stopped when I heard it. Never heard anything like it. Nothing like a weird bunny moment to cause panic.

Will keep a close eye and take the meds a bit slower tomorrow.

Thanks :) xx
 
Keep an eye for any pneumonia type problems because that can arise in situations like this. I would be worried about what med it was though because some meds could be exceptionally damaging to lungs, such a soil based meds. I don't know much about any of those with regards to this, to be honest.
 
may I ask how you are giving the Lapizole? Its quite a lot of fluid and you have to take it really slowly when giving it.

DO NOT ever use the pump action' nozzle that came ready supplied with the earlier style of Lapizole (some vets may still have some of these older models in stock if they do not use a lot) - and personally I would not use the large syringes they provide with it at present - I always use the small 1ml syringes from the vets even though it takes a lot longer to give the meds:)

Aspiration (liquid on the lungs) is a constant worry in giving rabbits meds
 
As Parsnipbun said, 1ml syringes are probably best to use as they have a smoother pushing action and even if you do release too fast the amount bunny may choke on is minimal. Also when syringing do it really slow, almost a drop at a time and make sure you see bunny swallow before syringing in the next amount.
 
parsnipbun said:
may I ask how you are giving the Lapizole? Its quite a lot of fluid and you have to take it really slowly when giving it.

DO NOT ever use the pump action' nozzle that came ready supplied with the earlier style of Lapizole (some vets may still have some of these older models in stock if they do not use a lot) - and personally I would not use the large syringes they provide with it at present - I always use the small 1ml syringes from the vets even though it takes a lot longer to give the meds:)

Aspiration (liquid on the lungs) is a constant worry in giving rabbits meds
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I always use a 1ml syringe. The last thing she had was biolapis which was from a 2.5ml syringe, she loves it and I think tries to drink it too fast.
She is fine this morning, just going to take it slower when giving her meds this morning.
 
This sounds so scary! You must have been worried sick. So glad your bun is ok. Lots of love to you both xxxx
 
Thanks for everyones concern/advice etc. Really means a lot

She is absolutely fine tonight, and took her meds well and no coughing. Thank goodness.
 
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