Cosmo is making a full recovery!

[LoveMyMoMo]

 Yesterday, around 1:00 PM was my first GI stasis scare.

Cosmo was lying down in his hidey house (which is not abnormal), and I put some veggies in his cage and went out for an hour walk, when I came home he still had not eaten his veggies (VERY abnormal). I tried offering him some apple, and he slowly, unexcitedly took a few bites and left the rest (VERY VERY abnormal), he also seemed extremely lethargic, and his eyes were only half open, though he did not seem like he was in pain.

Without waiting to see if he could recover on his own, I took him straight to the vet, who said it seemed like he had very early stages of GI Stasis. His temperature was at the low end of a normal range, and he was a little dehydrated. He spent the night on pain meds, and fluid under the skin, and by 6:00 AM the next day (today) he is back home, with a normal temperature.

He is eating PLENTY of hay on his own, and already has a piece of wet romaine lettuce. He is on small amounts of critical care for 2 days (every 8 hours) and has 2 nights of Metacam Oral (given every 24 hours). He hasn’t had any water yet, but he is pooping, though they are small and dark, they are not rock hard (and I guess some poop is better than none) =)

Needless to say I am very happy with his speedy recovery, and hope I never have to go through a scare again! (Still unsure of the cause though)

[LongEaredLions]

Glad Cosmo is recovering! Gi stasis is scary, glad he is ok!

[hannaroo]

Well done for spotting the signs so early and taking him to the vet so quickly!
This can make such a difference on your bunnies chances of survival and minimises any time they’d be in pain! I hope he continues to do well! Keep us updated!!! Xxx

[dewey]

 You are giving me hope!  I just took my bunny Dewey into the vet this a.m.  The symptoms were similar: not moving, not eating, and just not his normal bunny self.  He was fine last night, but we took him to the vet immediately.  It is lonely here without him, but hoping for the best. 

 

 

[LoveMyMoMo]

I know exactly how lonely it is.

I’m sure Dewey will be fine, you took him to the vet quick, and they usually just need a little boost to get the gut moving when caught early enough

(((healing vibes for dewey)))
Stay positive!

[LoveMyMoMo]

Cosmo is still making wonderful progress. Eating hay, greens and pellets, drinking water and having critical care.

Before this stasis, I’ve never found cecals, but now I have found 2 in 36 hours (meaning he’s not reingesting them)

Is this because he has such a high nutrient diet at the moment?

Thanks if anyone knows.

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