Harrison
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Hi all,
I am wondering if anyone has dealt with post-aspiration treatments for their buns and what, if anything helped.
Yesterday my 3 yr old bun choked for the second time. We had to perform the bunny Heimlich on her and continue to clear away the mucousal nasal discharge. As soon as she stabling breathing (though still under duress) we took her immediately to our vet who prescribed oxygen therapy, which we administered through a mask, as her lips and nose were quite blue (cyanosis) and her breathing was fast, shallow and irregular (tachypnea) with her head tilted up. She was given an intravenous dose of meloxicam at this time.
We transferred her to an oxygen chamber, but she soon went into distress again due to additional mucousal discharge. She continued to breath through her mouth with tilted head and was then administered a diuretic (furosemide). Oxygen therapy continued for 3 hours during which her colour returned and she lowered her head. She was taken off oxygen and returned home as the clinic was closing.
It has been nearly 24 hours since returning home. During the 24 hours her appetite is markedly decreased, her respiration is still very fast and shallow, she has not groomed herself, her head is very slightly tilted, she is still breathing through her nose however her lips are not as pink as yesterday. We administered Meloxicam this morning and an antibiotic (Chloropalm) and have been administering 2 mls of critical care every few hours. She is eating minimally (0.1 ml of apple every 30 min).
We were going to take her for additional oxygen therapy at an emerg clinic, however in reading a number of studies that were completed it seems that oxygen therapy after aspiration of hydrochloric acid can increase the chance of acute respiratory distress syndrome and mortality. I don't know what else to do, there are no rabbit saavy/exotic vets in the city working on a weekend and I feel at this point a regular vet may do more harm than good. Any advice is appreciatedǃ
I am wondering if anyone has dealt with post-aspiration treatments for their buns and what, if anything helped.
Yesterday my 3 yr old bun choked for the second time. We had to perform the bunny Heimlich on her and continue to clear away the mucousal nasal discharge. As soon as she stabling breathing (though still under duress) we took her immediately to our vet who prescribed oxygen therapy, which we administered through a mask, as her lips and nose were quite blue (cyanosis) and her breathing was fast, shallow and irregular (tachypnea) with her head tilted up. She was given an intravenous dose of meloxicam at this time.
We transferred her to an oxygen chamber, but she soon went into distress again due to additional mucousal discharge. She continued to breath through her mouth with tilted head and was then administered a diuretic (furosemide). Oxygen therapy continued for 3 hours during which her colour returned and she lowered her head. She was taken off oxygen and returned home as the clinic was closing.
It has been nearly 24 hours since returning home. During the 24 hours her appetite is markedly decreased, her respiration is still very fast and shallow, she has not groomed herself, her head is very slightly tilted, she is still breathing through her nose however her lips are not as pink as yesterday. We administered Meloxicam this morning and an antibiotic (Chloropalm) and have been administering 2 mls of critical care every few hours. She is eating minimally (0.1 ml of apple every 30 min).
We were going to take her for additional oxygen therapy at an emerg clinic, however in reading a number of studies that were completed it seems that oxygen therapy after aspiration of hydrochloric acid can increase the chance of acute respiratory distress syndrome and mortality. I don't know what else to do, there are no rabbit saavy/exotic vets in the city working on a weekend and I feel at this point a regular vet may do more harm than good. Any advice is appreciatedǃ
