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I like that the first step in rat first aide is grooming. "Maybe he's too dirty to get up!"
cranking the tongue like a pull start engine. "now she's purring"
I wonder if owls do the same
Grooming is a heavily social behavior in rodents, so my guess is that it is used as a simple wellness check, to see how the choking party reacts and how severe the problem is