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Forum DIET & CARE Peppy eats too fast!!

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    • peppypoo
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        Peppy usually acts like I starve her whenever she gets food, and wolfs down everything in an instant.  Last night, she ate her vegetables so quickly that she choked, retched (at least it sounded like human retching) and coughed up bits of vegetable.  After laying around looking miserable for about 20 minutes, she resumed eating.

        I’ve read everywhere that rabbits can’t vomit, but I figure coughing up stuff stuck in the trachea is a little different and pretty dangerous.  She usually gets her veggies whole, like stalks of cilantro and parsley.  Any suggestions on how to slow down my gluttonous bunny girl?

        Thanks!


      • RabbitPam
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          Wow, that’s unusual. She probably had it stuck in her throat and maybe caught on a tooth or something, so it wasn’t down in her stomach yet.

          The only way I can think of is to feed her in small batches. Maybe hand held for a day or two just to force her to stop after bites.

          I’m wondering if there’s an underlying problem that the vet needs to check out, like teeth or something. Might want to get her a check up if you haven’t done so in a while.


        • Craig H
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            i cut most of the veggies especially parsley with a scissors,it definetly has a stronger scent after cutting


          • peppypoo
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              Okay, correction – it was pellets. I’ve been out all summer, so my boyfriend is the one who saw this and told me about it…I just assumed it was vegetables for some reason.

              Might try cutting up the veggies still, since the silly girl has this problem…


            • peppypoo
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                In this case, I’m guessing a treat ball or scattering the pellets might be a good idea?

                Also, apparently it did very much appear like Peppy was throwing up…she got pellet sludge all over her face and her actions physiologically resembled human vomiting.  Thankfully, it’s been about 10 months since we’ve had to run her to the vet…was planning to do a yearly checkup but maybe it would be good to go ahead and do it now?


              • jerseygirl
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                  Yes, I was thinking scattering her food (pellets and veg) might help. Has she always been a fast eater or is it more now that Milo is there?

                  You’re right in that they can’t vomit but when choking I’ve heard they produce a lot of saliva. Maybe it was a combo of saliva and what she’d partially chewed in her mouth?

                  I’ve seen a video of a bun that suffered choking episodes (owners filmed it to document). It’s pretty darn awful. I hope it was just a one of occasion for Peppy.  Regarding the vet visit, I suppose you could take her in and write it off as her yearly.


                • Sarita
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                    This could be an indication of dental problems.


                  • Cheyann
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                      The same thing happened to Minnie. She gets way too excited about pellets and inhales them so she choked on them. I brought her to a vet and her teeth were fine (not saying you shouldnt get Peppys teeth checked out). I started scatter feeding and it has slowed her down.
                      Minnie also looked like she was throwing up but like Jersey said I think it was just saliva and pellets.


                    • Monkeybun
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                        Scattering the pellets will make her slow down with them. But you might want to get her checked out just to be safe.

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