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Forum DIET & CARE Bunny with GI stasis for 7 days

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    • togepi16
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        My bun has had GI stasis technically for 7 days now. I already took her to the ER this past Sunday night. 

        I have been force feeding her since Saturday and started giving her antibiotics (sulfamethoxazale and trimethoprim suspension, its acronym is SMZ TMP SUS) and probiotics (bene bac gel, which I stopped giving to her once the diarrhea was gone since it is used for diarrhea) that were prescribed to her Sunday night starting Monday morning. 

        Yesterday she seemed better, eating a little hay and hopping around. Today she regressed. Her tummy is gurgling like crazy so I have been massaging it and giving her gas relief drops, but nothing…no poop, no pee, no water drinking, BUT she has eaten a little parsley, 3 pellets and a little alfalfa (I tried to trick her to eat her hay with alfalfa), but still NOT EATING HAY. I am taking her to the vet again tomorrow, I am not sure what else there is left to do at this point, but if you have any advice that would be great. I have kind of lost a little hope…


      • jerseygirl
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          How is your rabbit doing now? Im not sure on the difference with time zones. Were you able to return to the vet?

          Did you bunny get a shot of a motility med at the 1st visit? If not, ask about them giving her this perhaps some pain medication also. Last time, the vet gave me motility meds in oral form to continue giving her at home.

          Don’t worry about the hay just yet. She may not come back to that until well in recovery. The syringe food should provide fibre to keep the gut moving. Do continue to try leafy greens etc if she’s tried some. That will give some fluids and keep the tum from being empty. Ive always had good luck with giving rabbits in stasis willow and rose leaves and petals.

          You can still use the benebac. This will help keep the harmful bacteria that proliferates at bay.

          Sending many {{{vibes}}} for your girl. I had a rabbit in stasis for a long time once and I know how stressful that is. Keep your hope up!


        • togepi16
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            Thank you so much for replying!!! I am taking her to the vet in 2 hours So I will keep you updated on what they tell me to do. I will ask for a motility shot and pain meds also. I will continue to syringe feed too, I stopped yesterday in hopes of her trying to eat herself but no luck. I am not sure if I should keep doing the antibiotics either.


          • Azerane
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              Unless she had an infection which was causing her to go into stasis, I don’t see any reason to prescribe antibiotics for stasis, since the causes of it are so varied and antibiotics are not going to help it if there is no infection.

              How did you go at the vet? I’m also interested to know. Did the vet check her teeth?


            • togepi16
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                OMG…so my first vet was terrible. I had a hunch they were not good when I took her into emergency and they all looked tired and careless. They prescribed Togepi an antibiotic for a PARASITE! When I even told them she had GI stasis  I am very pissed off because this is an exotic animal hospital. They also tried to make me pay $1K for them to take care of her which I denied since I cannot afford that being a college student and I guess they ended up giving me meds to NOT HELP her so I could bring her back and pay more. I took her today to the general animal hospital (I took her to before and they were soooo helpful). The other vet I took her to barely gave her any IV, my poor bun was severely dehydrated from stasis. This wonderful vet gave her an ample amount of IV, I even felt Togepi get life back in her after and she immediately started to lick me and cuddle me. They also taught me how to properly force feed in the burrito position. They gave me a pain killer since my bun is in a ton of pain, her intestines were enlarged from dehydration making it painful for her. They prescribed to me cisapride too  I am soooo upset with the other place, but also relieved now. OH and the vet checked her teeth, she is totally fine!  Hopefully within the next 2-3 days my baby will be back on track! Do you have any recommendations on how to avoid GI from happening this severe again? Like how can you catch it early to immediately force feed right away? I have friends with rabbits and they’ll notice so quickly and immediately force feed. With me, I barely notice until it gets bad like with diarrhea or something I’m so new to this so help is appreciated.


              • vanessa
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                  I only wish there were a way to prevent stasis. Feed lots of hay, limit pellets, limit fruit and starch, and give plenty of water. But stasis can be triggered by so many things. We dont always know. I keep benebac and simethicone on hand for early symptoms. I understand your frustration about vets…
                  Catching it early is key. U dont want to wait till your bunny has stopped eating.


                • togepi16
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                    Thank you so much for the help everyone <3 Still worried, but a little more hopeful.


                  • Azerane
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                      The original vet prescribed an antibiotic when they thought it was a parasite? Yeah, that is weird.

                      I’m so glad that you took Togepi to a different vet and they were able to give her the care she needed.

                      I think learning to recognise stasis symptoms is all about familiarity. If I look at the bunnies, are they sitting in a different area to where they would normally sit at this time of day? Is it a different position to normal? Do they look comfortable, or are the readjusting position often to try and get comfortable? Do they become alert when you call their name? Do they move away when you try to pet them? Will they eat hay from my hand, veggies from my hand, pellets from my hand, a treat from my hand? I find that a common stomach pain/gas/stasis position is front feet extended a little, back feet tucked right up under their but, which pushes their bum up and arches their back down so that their stomach presses against the ground.

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