Just heard a story today about a friends daughter, who is a nurse, who was syringing her 5 year old rabbit and it choked and died. Anything I have had to administer, so far, I have been able to do on pellets and food. I hadn't realized there was a danger in syringing and perhaps it would be useful for someone to say what not to do whilst syringing so that this can be avoided.
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Syringing
- Thread starter raine
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Rogue
Banned
As with anything else, syringing can be done with minimal risk. I had to syringe my rabbit on several occasions, and also had to syringe my chinchillas a few times. If it's done carefully and slowly, there should be no problems. The danger comes when you try to give too much too quickly. I'd imagine pellets would be a lot easier, as not all of them appreciate syringing! 
LurcherGirl
Mama Doe
When syringing a rabbit, do it sideways. I alsways hold the syringe in a way that the liquid goes sideways into their mouth, but not down the throat. That way they have to swallow themselves and the risk of choking/getting liquid into the lungs is minimised.
Vera
Vera
HS
Wise Old Thumper
I always put the syringe between the cheek and teeth and only very small bits at a time. If syringing baytril, I add some pineapple juice to make it more palatable. And I learnt last night that recovery will go better into and out of the very small 1ml syringes, much better than the large ones
Inimical Me
Wise Old Thumper
woodstock said:Whenever I do it, it either doesn't go in her mouth (it goes all over me), or she eventually starts licking at it (and then you can get it in to her).
But then I don't open her mouth - I just push the end up to her mouth and 'fire' it at her
Is this right?
That's what I do :lol: . I just put the syringe near her mouth and when she starts licking I start syringing. If I tried to put it in her mouth... well, I think I'd be fighting a losing battle.
