We are going to the vets, but just wondered if this sounds like Thymoma.
This is what I am seeing:
Nose in air, teeth showing with small gap in mouth so I assume this is mouth breathing. The mouth is not open very wide, just a small gap.
'Gagging' is the only way I can describe the next bit. He has his nose in the air and then ducks down and sort of gags/heaves a couple of times, then chomps like he's chewing. I know rabbits can't be sick, but can they still do the heaving bit like they are trying to bring something back up? I've been watching him chew the pellets and he does seem to chew them well. The problem doesn't start straight away, but after about 4-6 pellets, almost like there is a backlog building up.
This has now happened a couple of times. Each time it is after eating something hard (Fenugreek crunchie, pellets). He doesn't do it with veg or hay.
After the 'episode' he settles down and is fine.
He's not one of my own rabbits, but I am currently responsible for him.
This is what I am seeing:
Nose in air, teeth showing with small gap in mouth so I assume this is mouth breathing. The mouth is not open very wide, just a small gap.
'Gagging' is the only way I can describe the next bit. He has his nose in the air and then ducks down and sort of gags/heaves a couple of times, then chomps like he's chewing. I know rabbits can't be sick, but can they still do the heaving bit like they are trying to bring something back up? I've been watching him chew the pellets and he does seem to chew them well. The problem doesn't start straight away, but after about 4-6 pellets, almost like there is a backlog building up.
This has now happened a couple of times. Each time it is after eating something hard (Fenugreek crunchie, pellets). He doesn't do it with veg or hay.
After the 'episode' he settles down and is fine.
He's not one of my own rabbits, but I am currently responsible for him.
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