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Forum HOUSE RABBIT Q & A More Stasis Issues?

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    • Kayla&Ozzy
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        Hey all, I’m a little worried about Ozzy so I wanna see what everyone thinks…

        He had a pretty bad bout with stasis back in March, but he recovered well and has been great since. Unfortunately, I noticed him shifting and looking generally uncomfortable for a few minutes yesterday so I immediately called the vet and got him in for that morning. As soon as I hung up the phone he was eating his hay and pooping, so I figured it was just something brief that wasn’t a big deal. I took him to the vet anyways but she said all seemed fine, just a little bit of bloating that was likely to be fro the hay he ate earlier.

        I left with 5 day’s worth of meds that are meant to keep his gut moving (cisapride) just as a precaution. He wasn’t showing anymore signs of discomfort and was eating, so I didn’t want to give him the meds since it’s always stressed him out immensely having to force-feed them. This morning, though, I noticed his hay rack was still full and his litter box didn’t have a lot of poop in it. I did get him to eat a little and there were some poops, but he just recently started showing signs of discomfort again about half an hour ago. He can’t get comfortable and keeps shifting and moving around. I gave him the meds not long after I noticed that and I’m really hoping that it starts to help him…

        I just don’t know what else to do? I hate seeing him uncomfortable.


      • Bam
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          Have you tried doing tummy-rubs? Sometimes that helps them if it’s gas. The bunny in the video is a bit more compliant than most house-bunnies probably are, I sit my rabbits in my knee when I rub their tummies.

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnuxGLa2reg

          Do you have Critical Care? It’s important that he gets something in his stomach, but I’m guessing you know this since he’s had this issue before.


        • Kayla&Ozzy
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            I just now gave that a shot. He took it well for about a minute and then ran off into his box. I’ll try to continue that if I can coax him out of there.

            I do have Critical Care ready to go. He ate some of his hay on his own about an hour or two ago, I’m not sure how long that will last him and his stomach. Back in March when I ended up taking him to the e-vet the x-ray showed his stomach absolutely full to the max, so I’m worried that’s what could be happening again.

            I am wondering if there’s a point at which I should call the vet and possibly take him in again. I’m not sure how long it takes for cisapride to kick in (and if it will for sure help him). I’m paranoid about the vet’s office closing and having to make another expensive e-vet trip. :/

            EDIT: I grabbed his raisins to see if he’d even go for a treat… he did take it, very slowly, if that’s promising at all.


          • Bam
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              That he took the raisin at all is a very promising sign in my opinion. That he accepted the tummy rubs is also good, even if it was just for a short while. It’s also good that he is moving about. It helps getting the intestines moving.

              The general rule is to call the vet if the bunny doesn’t eat in 12-24 hs. If he displays obvious signs of pain like tooth-grinding/chattering, pressing his belly against the floor or of he starts to seem lethargic, I’d call the vet sooner. I don’t know how long cisapride takes to act, I’ve never used it. I have used simethicone (baby gas drops), tummy massages, ranitidin and CC, one time my Yohio got sub q fluids as well. He’d had an X-ray though so I knew his tummy was empty.

              This is my favorite article on stasis: http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/ileus.html It offers some good tips on tummy rubs.

              There is also some info about giving an enema, I strongly suggest you never-mind that.


            • Kayla&Ozzy
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                That article has great info, thank you! I tried a few more tummy rubs and he was very accepting of it when he was in his cage… which shocks me, haha.

                Things have really improved fast, though. He went into his cage not long after and hung out in there, so I sat with him for a bit and out of no where the little bugger livened up like nothing happened. He’s eaten some hay and his bunny butt was in the litter box, now he’s hopping around the room and on top of his box. And a binky, above all else.

                Boy oh boy, rabbits sure know how to induce stress in their owners. Thank you so much for the advice, it seems like the tummy rubs really helped a lot! I’m just really confused about what is causing this. The first time it happened and he was hospitalized, the vet told me she thought it was due to too many pellets. He was having a quarter cup before and I reduced it to under half of a quarter cup since his recovery. It certainly can’t be that, unless now he’s not getting enough fibre? He’s around 3 lbs, so it sounds like what he’s getting now should be enough? Waaah


              • ergodic
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                  The only reason I am mentioning it is because of my most recent experiences. When I took George in after is stasis in January they were concerned it might be a ulcer since it happened so soon after the first episode. So you might want to ask your vet if it could possibly be a gastric ulcer or the like if it comes up again.


                • Bam
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                    All bunnies are different, (just like us), they have different sensitivites. Too many pellets are a common cause, pellets are rich, and bunnies don’t do well on rich food. I have one bun with a sensitive stomach. He can’t get too much pellets or fresh greens, he can’t have carrots etc. My other bunny can (and will) virtually eat anything. Yet it’s that bunny who had the more severe tummy-problem that required vet care, and it turned out to be his teeth (molars) that were misaligned. He gets molar spurs that are painful and prevent him from chewing his food properly.

                    Molar spurs is not an uncommon problem in domestic rabbits, many BBers have bunnies with dental issues. So if your bunny keeps having these issues, you probably should have his molars checked. It’s not sth you can do yourself, an otoscope is needed to examine those inner teeth.

                    The best thing for both tummies and teeth is hay, though.


                  • Kayla&Ozzy
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                      I’ll have to bring that up with the vet if his tummy starts up again, Ergodic. I was planning on calling her tomorrow about his diet, so I may even bring it up then and see if she thinks that could be a possibility.

                      Hm.. I may try lowering the amount of greens he gets and see how that works out. He didn’t get them too much when he was a little, little guy as far as I know and I’ve only recently been able to get him to regularly eat his greens.

                      Bunnies can be so much trouble, it seems (it’s all worth it of course, haha)! Fortunately when I had Ozzy at the vet yesterday he had everything looked over to ensure it wasn’t something like a molar issue, as you mentioned. She didn’t see anything wrong in his ears or with his teeth, so I managed to spare some sanity today wondering about those possible problems.

                      He’s definitely been eating a lot more than he was this morning, just waiting on some more poops to show up now. I have no idea what I would do without these forums!

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