This may sound stupid…. but can rabbits either choke or vomit? We all know rabbits can get the bunny version of human IBS, so do they get the others? I have a feeling they cant vomit but I thought Id just ask anyway. How would we know if our rabbits are choking (either by hair or food)?
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LurcherGirl
Mama Doe
They can't vomit, but they can choke. My Apollo once got a pellet stuck in his throat and I had to turn him upside down to get it out... very scary... 
Caz
Mama Doe
Sue Dooley (giant rabbit rescue and breeder) told us when we bought Zeus that just the week before we came her favourite and best bucks (one of Zeus' relatives) died through a freak choking accident.
She had given them all some broccoli as she always did at that time and was just finishing her rounds so to speak when she heard a funny noise from him - she ran to his cage and found him apparently choking on a broccoli floret stuck in his throat - she couldn't reach it so got him in the car and drove to her vets (round the corner) they tried to get it out but it was too late and he died on the table as they were trying to remove it. It had been about 5-10min that was all!
I am very wary of how I feed Zeus but have never had a problem and as she said it was a freak accident as he had been eating broccoli all his life!
They can't vomit which is why you can keep feeding right up until anaesthetic is administered.
Caz
She had given them all some broccoli as she always did at that time and was just finishing her rounds so to speak when she heard a funny noise from him - she ran to his cage and found him apparently choking on a broccoli floret stuck in his throat - she couldn't reach it so got him in the car and drove to her vets (round the corner) they tried to get it out but it was too late and he died on the table as they were trying to remove it. It had been about 5-10min that was all!
I am very wary of how I feed Zeus but have never had a problem and as she said it was a freak accident as he had been eating broccoli all his life!
They can't vomit which is why you can keep feeding right up until anaesthetic is administered.
Caz
