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Daisy just gave me a heart attack!

Ailstar

Ailstar

Mama Doe
So I put the buns to bed, I always give them an eggcupful of pellets at tea time so while they were eating those I scatter some forage around their hutch downstairs, dandelion, natures salad etc from the naturals range. They obviously heard me doing this and came down to investigate/eat (the greedy so and so's!) I then shut the door and left them to forage while I sorted their water when
I heard the most awful sound, it was like a gagging sound or the noise a person would make if they had something stuck in their throat. My heart stopped! I only had time to look down and realise it was Daisy before the noise stopped and she went straight back to eating. But honestly I never want to hear that noise again. I can only assume she got a little bit of something stuck in her throat? And luckily it was small enough she didn't actually choke and managed to clear it herself. But it was a horrible 10 seconds of panic!
 
I can imagine how heart stopping that would have been!! I am terrified of my buns choking now after reading about the pellets on here and spend ages breaking them up into smaller pieces. It really is one of my worst fears. Hope you are ok now xxx
 
Thanks I'm ok, it could have been a lot worse. I think the worst thing was realising if she was choking there wasn't a lot I was going to be able to do to help her. It's not like you have a lot of time in these situations! I was so relieved that she seemed fine again so quickly. Clearly buns really do think with their stomachs!!
 
OMG what a shock that must have been. So glad it stopped of its own accord. There is a sticky about chocking which may be good to read if only to help you feel less helpless.
 
tulsi said:
OMG what a shock that must have been. So glad it stopped of its own accord. There is a sticky about chocking which may be good to read if only to help you feel less helpless.
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I did actually read that last night, but honestly I think I would just panic! I'm not good in those sort of situations! She was absolutely fine this morning though, nibbling some hay when I went to give them their breakfast :)
 
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