Stasis/Gas causing choking episodes?

[Almond]

Has anyone come across Stasis/Gas causing a rabbit to cough/sneeze/choke when trying to eat?

Ours got very ill and refused to eat or drink. We took him to the vet who found some mouth ulcers and has filled down some of his teeth (btw he doesn't have many teeth only a few at the back).

Custard still failed to start eating, so we had to start syringe feeding him, and finally he has started to get better. He can drink fine, but whenever he tries to eat by himself its only in small amounts or he starts to choke, with clear liquid coming out of his mouth & nose, with rapid breathing and sneezes.

The last time we went to see the vet she did say he felt a bit gassy, could this be causing the choking/gaging episodes? He has only just started to produce droppings again (soft with mucus), could it be he simply can't manage much (simply backed up).

Or could it be something else as we are not sure his teeth cause the stasis problem in the first place.

We are currently syringe feeding him little and often.

 

[JBun]

Does this happen when you syringe feed too or just when he tries to eat on his own? Has your vet examined your rabbits mouth again to see if any other problems can be detected that may be causing the choking, and were any medications prescribed for the stasis or any other issues? The choking is also concerning as well, because there is a risk of fluids being aspirated and leading to pneumonia. Is this something your vet has addressed already?

 

[Almond]

Just when he eats on his own.

Yes the vet examined him again when she checked to see if the ulcers had gone (he's been to see vet 5 times now).

At various times he's had Metacam, and an occasional opiate based pain killer, for his dental work, some antibiotics injected to stop any abscesses forming, and Emeprid injections to get his guts going again.

 

[Bunnylova4eva]

In my mind I right away think teeth. Usually stasis is caused by some sort of pain-some underlying cause. Many times, dental disease.
Likely, the teeth are overgrown or maybe something going on at the tooth root causing quite a bit of discomfort.
Did the vet to full xrays (abdominal and dental films?) how did the mouth look at the vet yesterday inside?