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Forum DIET & CARE Help Gut Statis and not recovering

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    • Dobbythehousebunny
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        I have a mini lop house bunny called Dobby. He is the most loving rabbit, he follows me everywhere and is forever grooming me. Last Friday he didn’t want his pellets, which he normally demolishes or hay or his favourite vegetables or treats. By Sunday he was doing tiny poos and stopped eating all together. I rushed him to the vets and she said he has gut statis. He had Metacam for the pain and Emeprid to try unblock him. I also was giving him critical care. By Wednesday he was back to his old self, binking , eating more hay than ever, and in good spirits. This morning Saturday 21st, I went to feed him his pellets and he didn’t hardly move. I rushed him to the vets and the vet can feel another blockage in his gut. He injected him with more Metacam and Emeprid. I have given him more and critical care. He hasn’t moved hardly at all, only to get up and shake and vibrate in pain, he then flops then gets up again as he seems in pain. He hasn’t eaten anything or pooed at all. He has drunk a little and done one wee. Please has anyone got any advice, he is my best friend, any advice welcome!


      • Azerane
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          Is there definitely a blockage? Did the vet xray as well? If there’s not a blockage you can force feed critical care but not if there is a blockage. GI stasis is considered a symptom, so there is likely an underlying cause which was missed the first time. Whether he has tooth pain or some other pain that’s causing the issues. Is he shedding? Sometimes blockages can occur if they’re ingesting too much hair, or even too much cardboard from their toys. Was there anything noticeable in the blockage when it eventually came out last time?


        • Bam
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            He could have gas, gas can build up when a bunny tummy is out of order. It’s painful for a bunny and the symptoms are often that the rabbit shifts position a lot and can’t seem to get comfortable.
            As a rule you can give baby gas drops (simethicone) to a rabbit. It’s not absorbed by the body so it won’t interfere with his other meds. You can start with 1 ml per hour for 3 hours. It often helps after 20-30 minutes.

            Moving around also helps gas pass. Unfortunately buns with gas issues often won’t move around but sinks to the floor in obvious discomfort when you try to make them. So if he won’t move around, you can hold him gently (no pressure on the tum) and elevate his butt a little bit to make it easier for the gas to come out. If you’re lucky you could even get to hear him fart.

            Did he get any sub q fluids at the vet? Fluid is important when you need to dissolve a blockage, and fluids by mouth isn’t always enough.

            He could also be feeling cold, buns are prone to low body temp when they are poorly. Are his ears very cold? If they are, you could try sitting him in your lap and put a light blanket on him so he gets warmed up by your body’s warmth.

            If you feel he’s getting worse, I’d not hesitate to call the vet again. Rabbits are not wait-and-see-animals.

            Many healing-vibes for ((((((Dobby))))))


          • Dobbythehousebunny
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              Thank you both to answering! I have just left him at the vets, they are going to give him fluids, lots of critical care and injections for the pain. If this doesn’t work they want to keep him in over night and carry on with the fluids. I am very hesitant for this I would hate him to be by himself all night with dogs nearby to scare him. It will also be a few more hundred! He did one big ceotrope, but didn’t eat it, vet seems to think that could have been the blockage as now his gut is completely empty. Very distressed ?


            • Bam
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                I think that was a very good call. And sometimes a big unformed cecal or “blob” of poop is seen when a bun is starting to recover from a bout of stasis. I’ve seen it in my Bam and I know others here have too. I’m glad they’ll give him fluids and CC. They sometimes add B12 or B-complex to the fluids to get the appetite going. They’ll also monitor his temp.

                I do understand you’re worried. It’s very natural to worry when you have a poorly bun, though.


              • LittlePuffyTail
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                  I hate leaving a bun at the vets too, but fluids are probably the best thing for him right now.

                  (((((Recovery Vibes))))


                • Dobbythehousebunny
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                    Hurrah! A few poos! Very small and oddly shaped but they are better than nothing! Also, they are a bit sticky and are covered in mucus… is this normal? (Sorry for the detail!) I have got him back for the night and I’ve got a couple of kisses from him again. Trying to keep him warm as his temperature was low. Still having to have critical care as off his food. He’s back into the vets for the whole day tomorrow for more fluids and medication. Has anyone else had bunnies this ill and survive?


                  • kirstyol
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                      Bramble had a really bad bout of stasis, actually he has had a few. He has never been kept in at the vets but we are quite used to managing him at home because he frequently has tummy troubles. I think the worst was three days without eating independently at all! You just need to keep going with the syringe feeding and meds, did they give you a motility drug too? Bramble sometimes has to go to the vet daily for this when he is really bad but other times we give him it at home orally. Monitor the litter tray and try to keep him moving if you can. Bramble likes to lie in the litter tray when he is unwell (that’s basically how we know he is unwell because he never does that any other time) so we just go over every so often and pick him up (he lets us when he is sick) and carry him to the other side of the room, he wants back in the tray so he has to hop over – it keeps him moving which is good for getting the guts going again, especially if there is some gas in there.

                      ((((vibes))) keep us updated


                    • LittlePuffyTail
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                        Glad to hear he’s okay. They will often have weird poops after stasis.


                      • Wascally Wabbits
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                          When my bunny had GI stasis a couple years back, he had mucus in his poo as he started to recover. Did you ask the vet if that’s normal?

                          Keep us posted please, hope that little guy recovers fast.

                          {{{{{{Feel better Dobby}}}}}}}


                        • Dobbythehousebunny
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                            Thank you so so much for all your help and support! I am not taking him to the vets again today as he has been up all night running around and pooing.. he even did a bink! it is so cold outside and I don’t want to distress him as he hates leaving the house (his burrow!). I am still syringe feeding him critical care but he’s still not eating the hay, I’ve managed to get him to eat a bit of broccoli and a grape (not the best but it’s something!) trying to get him to eat hay but I’m worried he’s full off critical care as I have been feeding him every 2-3 hours about 5 syringes! Waiting for the vet to call me back soon as I think I should lower the dose!


                          • Bam
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                              Running around and pooing and doing a bink – that’s just great =)

                              Keeping my fingers crossed that he soon starts eating properly on his own. Great job with the CC – it’s not always easy to get a bun to eat it.


                            • kirstyol
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                                Thats always the debate we have, do we keep filling him up with syringe feeding which surely discourages him from eating on his own or do we hold back once he starts to eat? Usually I just cut the syringe feeding down slowly making sure he is eating enough on his own – to be honest once Bramble starts eating he usually gets his full appetite back fairly quickly. I would cut the critical care down a little to encourage him to eat on his own


                              • LittlePuffyTail
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                                  Hope your bun continues to feel better!


                                • Dobbythehousebunny
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                                    Thank you so much to everyone!! He is back to his old self!! A bit worried as he got better last week then went so downhill at the weekend. Carrying on with the medications and CC as the vet told me to do so till Friday, fingers crossed he continues on the road to recovery!

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