Bunny making coughing noise

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- 09/17/2018 at 9:08 PM
  Dasher
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  Dasher has been making a coughing noise today and when I get close to her it sounds like when someone has a scratchy throat. When she moves around or hops it sounds like she is going to spit up something. She’s been choking more than usual today so I wonder if she could have gotten food in her lungs. Does anyone know what this might be?
- 09/17/2018 at 10:04 PM
  kurottabun
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  She might have something stuck at the back of her throat. It’s best to take her to a vet and get it checked out.
- 09/22/2018 at 9:54 PM
  Dasher
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  Ok I’ll take her to the vet but I’m just wondering how serious this is.
- 09/23/2018 at 12:58 AM
  jerseygirl
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  It can be quite serious if she has aspirated something into her airways. That would need to be cleared and a course of antibiotics be given to get ahead of any potential infection that could lead to pneumonia.
  
  {{{Dasher}}}
  
  Keep us updated.
  
  ETA: If you can, try take a little bit of video of her doing this so you can show the vet.
- 09/23/2018 at 2:35 AM
  Bam
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  I agree with Jerseygirl. Aspiration of a foreign object (food) can lead to aspiration pneumonia.
- 10/01/2018 at 3:22 PM
  Dasher
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  I took her to the vet but she choked to death
- 10/02/2018 at 12:39 PM
  LittlePuffyTail
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  I’m so very sorry and saddened to hear this.
  
  (((((Binky Free Dasher)))))
- 10/02/2018 at 7:45 PM
  kurottabun
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  Sorry to hear that
  
  Binky free Dasher xx
- 10/03/2018 at 12:00 PM
  Dasher
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  Thank you guys. She had something wrong in her throat since February causing her to choke that couldn’t be fixed. I guess it was just a matter of time before it killed her.
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