When to remove a rabbits ET tube?https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/f/clinical-discussions/6693/when-to-remove-a-rabbits-et-tube Should the tube be removed before or after the swallow reflex returns?? en-USTelligent Community 10Re: When to remove a rabbits ET tube?https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/66143?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:50:46 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:dc4ff684-dbb3-46d3-b1ce-7f1b3b14738eMaisy<p>Depends upon the rabbit-for compromised cases you could leave the tube in as long as feasible, but for others I prefer to extubate asap and continue o2 through a mask. I remember hearing in a cpd that more rabbits bit through their ET tube than cats so this put me off leaving the tube in til the swallowing reflex returned!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>