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Is this normal?

foxy2279

foxy2279

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Was just outside with my rabbits and Belle is currently in a DBF position.

I was watching her breathing when i noticed she breaths in then out but on the out its like her belly expels then her shoulder type area/chest area comes up.

Belles just had a huge moult so first time i have seen this area without loads of fur there. Does she need to see a vet? She's otherwise fit and healthy.
 
Lilly does this, breathes in, belly expands and as the belly goes down her rib cage expands. Only when she's deep asleep though. I thought the chest expansion was just her heart beating and being visible due to recent moulting :oops: and just a coincidence it was beating at the same pace and alternately to her breathing.... Maybe not! She's happy and healthy though as far as I'm aware so hopefully it's not an illness sign!
 
*Funny*Bunny* said:
Lilly does this, breathes in, belly expands and as the belly goes down her rib cage expands. Only when she's deep asleep though. I thought the chest expansion was just her heart beating and being visible due to recent moulting :oops: and just a coincidence it was beating at the same pace and alternately to her breathing.... Maybe not! She's happy and healthy though as far as I'm aware so hopefully it's not an illness sign!
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Better description then mine but thats it. I've just never seen it before.
 
foxy2279 said:
Better description then mine but thats it. I've just never seen it before.
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I did consider that maybe it was that she had hiccups in her sleep? She does get hiccups but normally they're rather noisy, but maybe when relaxed and sleeping they're not noisy? It did looks a bit like "breathe, hiccup..... breathe, hiccup...."
 
Nutmeg kind of shudders when she breathes out sometimes. When her breathing is at it's worse it makes her whole body move. :(
 
Elena said:
Nutmeg kind of shudders when she breathes out sometimes. When her breathing is at it's worse it makes her whole body move. :(
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Aww poor Nutmeg :(. Its was concerning me enough watching Belle.

Just checked her again and she's back to normal breathing now. Think i am just on hyper alert as they are going to the boarders this weekend.
 
I was going to suggest peristalsis, but I shan't bother as my question obviously wasn't the right one.
 
GrahamL said:
I was going to suggest peristalsis, but I shan't bother as my question obviously wasn't the right one.
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Just read up on it as i have never heard of that before. Thank you thats one to bookmark. With having four you never know whats going to crop up.
 
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