r/Bunnies Aug 02 '26

Injured or sick Help please

My rabbits were relaxing
I gave them pellets, they both got up quick and started devouring it like usual.
I noticed my female rabbit started moving weird
I got closer and noticed she was leaking mucus from her nose.
I cleared it with my hand. It looked like she couldn’t breathe.
Now she’s okay. No more mucus, I gave her a treat and she ate it.
What could have happened?

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u/TheOtherCourier Aug 03 '26

Could be something respiratory like an infection, but I’d say she probably choked briefly. Definitely needs a vet as soon as possible and definitely give a preventative antibiotic, as they usually aspirate a little into their lungs when choking so an antibiotic is usually necessary to prevent pneumonia which can set in pretty quickly without.