The bubbling does make it sound like choking. I’m glad he made it out. Rabbits cannot cough up furballs, so perhaps he groomed too much and was struggling? Is he molting right now, and have you groomed him often?

Perhaps he got something under the bed and that caused a choking episode?

It’s great that you’re monitoring him. I would recommend, if you find he’s susceptible to choking, feed him food scattered so he can’t inhale it.

If he’s still grooming his face a lot, it could be to freshen up after that bubbling, or sometimes it’s a piece of hay stuck in the nose from the choking that they’re trying to get out.

How is your bun doing now?

Choking can be very very serious, so your bun was lucky. It’s important you scatter the food from now on as Wick says, just so he can’t eat too fast. Serving dinner in a food bowl so he has to work for his food can work too.

There is the possibility that a bun breathes aspirates during an episode of choking. This means the mucosa of the lungs gets compromized, and bacteria that are normally everywhere in the environment can get a chance to colonize the lungs. This is called aspiration pneumonia and it’s something to look out for. It can take a few days to develop.The safest thing is of course to get a vet appointment and have a vet listen to his lungs. You should in any case listen closely when he breathes, if you hear a wheezing sound or a sobbing sound etc that’s not normal for him, you need to get him a vet appointment. Antibiotics are as a rule needed to clear up the bacteria in the lungs. .

Can you get him to a rabbit savvy vet so they can check his airways? He might have injured his airways when he choked.

If you notice wheezing, it is cause for concern and you should make a vet appointment for him. Tell them about the choking episode, they can listen to his lungs and prescribe antibiotics for him.

Im glad he’s doing okay.

It sounds like he was able to dislodge whatever it was himself, which is ideal. But as mentioned, there are still risks after choking episode. A check up would be worth while to check his lungs and windpipe. Also his teeth in case they are partly responsible..

I wanted to link this info for “Rabbit Heimlich Maneuver” http://www.vgr1.com/choking/ which is good for rabbit owners to read up on. It’s not without risk and this page covers this along with correct and incorrect way to hold the rabbit for maneuver. It also has links to HRS videos.

The Georgia House Rabbit Society also suggests in their Bunny 201 series “Can also stroke the throat upward toward the mouth (Clear the nasal
passage and mouth by wiping away mucous)”
I do not know if this is while holding rabbit with head downward as part of heimlich maneuver or if suggestion to do this first before moving onto heimlich if it’s unsuccessful.

One of my rabbits has gagging/coughing episodes sometimes after he drinks water. Thankfully, it resolves itself so I don’t need to intervene. When you are seeing bubbles at mouth and or nose, excessive saliva and even liquified food out nose, pawing at the face, pointing head upward, that’s typical of a choking episode, as mentioned.

I would like to chime in that, my one rabbit Snickerdoodle has had chocking episode. I think he was getting dry food caught in his mouth and irritates it. This makes him panic So he start producing saliva, and chokes on his saliva.

Now soak all his dry food so.