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neseraht30

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My bunny Hershey is going through GI statis, after I gave her some critical care mix in a syringe I tried to give her some water in the syringe, it had a bit of the critical care still in there.
she tilted her head and I believe she inhaled it and it went down the wrong pipe. she did a bit of cough. she seems OK now, and I called my vet who said to monitor her over the next 24 hours and after that I can do an x-ray to confirm.
has anyone experienced this? I'm very concerned. How common is pneumonia with aspiration?
 
neseraht30 said:
My bunny Hershey is going through GI statis, after I gave her some critical care mix in a syringe I tried to give her some water in the syringe, it had a bit of the critical care still in there.
she tilted her head and I believe she inhaled it and it went down the wrong pipe. she did a bit of cough. she seems OK now, and I called my vet who said to monitor her over the next 24 hours and after that I can do an x-ray to confirm.
has anyone experienced this? I'm very concerned. How common is pneumonia with aspiration?
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Aspiration pneumonia can happen in circumstances such as you describe, but it does not always happen. I would definitely get your Vet to examine your Rabbit within the next 24 hours as the Vet may decide that it is necessary to start her on antibiotics. Aspiration pneumonia can respond to treatment if it is addressed promptly. I hope that your Rabbit will recover well x
 
neseraht30 said:
My bunny Hershey is going through GI statis, after I gave her some critical care mix in a syringe I tried to give her some water in the syringe, it had a bit of the critical care still in there.
she tilted her head and I believe she inhaled it and it went down the wrong pipe. she did a bit of cough. she seems OK now, and I called my vet who said to monitor her over the next 24 hours and after that I can do an x-ray to confirm.
has anyone experienced this? I'm very concerned. How common is pneumonia with aspiration?
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Hi there and welcome to the Forum :wave:

I'm sorry to hear about Hershey.

I wouldn't worry about it - your vet is quite correct, to monitor and then X-ray if necessary. As you are worried, why not take her in and get her checked up as it's coming to the weekend? You don't want the out of hours vet, who may not know a lot about rabbits.

Good luck xx
 
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