Thanks, me too….I can’t begin to think about losing her. They are all special but she is extra special because she helped me get through losing Charlie. My friend who is an excellent rabbit vet might be on call tonight so I’ll ring her if I feel I have to.

Hi,

It was a long night last night! Milly’s eye is looking better but she still won’t eat any pellets or veg. I’ve been force feeding her with critical care food but now she won’t swallow it. She started nibbling on hay today so I guess that is progress. I’ve also been giving her water via syringe and now I’ll try some baby food. She has passed things that are so small and mishapen that i’m not sure whether it’s a good sign or not. She does seem a little more active though and has been hopping around. I’ve spoken to my rabbit vet friend and she said that if I take her in the only different thing they would do is an x-ray so I have to keep examining her abdomen. I will keep on with the force feeding/meds etc but only really want to take her to the emergency clinic if I absolutely have to as I think in surroundings like that she will deteriorate since stress is major factor of stasis.

Hi Sarita,

I am giving Milly metacam, I always have that along with metaclopramide in the house and the vet gave me correct dosages for her weight yesterday when I took her in 🙂  I’m giving her fluids orally.  Metaclopramide four times a day, zantac twice a day and metacam once a day. Tonight she seems a lot more active than before and is resisting meds.

I just went and took up some fresh veg and she actually grabbed some off the plate!!!! woooohoooo…that is such a relief to me, it’s the first time she has voluntarily eaten.  My friend said there has been an increase in the number of  rabbits going in with stasis with no apparent cause.

Don’t worry, if she was deteriorating I would always get her to the vet no matter what time of day/night.

Hi Scarlet,  No they aren’t shedding….for a change!!! I don’t understand why it’s happened. With both of my bun’s I have never had problems like this before. They get a healthy diet of meadow hay, timothy hay, readigrass and  excel herbage, fresh greens, and a handful of pellets. Their diet has always been the same and they have a regular feeding regime which I haven’t changed!!

yeah, My vet said it could be stress, but nothing has happened to cause upset where George is concerned. The new baby bunny is living in the summerhouse where Milly lives and i’m wondering if her presence is enough to have caused the amount of stress necessary to put her into stasis. It’s certainly confusing….or it could just be a coincidence! ‘touch wood’ none of the others seem to be ill.

Thank you everybody for your kind words.

Milly is a lot better today, still not eating any pellets but is happy enough to eat her hay and veg and has been passing more normal droppings, although still not 100% normal. She is a lot more active than she has been and seems to be enjoying her stay in my room! George is being nosey because he can smell her, so every time I open the bedroom door he hops over to investigate. Safe to say she is well enough to do some damage to him so i’m making sure he doesn’t get in there!

Hi,

Nope there is nothing in our garden that isn’t safe for bunnies 🙂 We have a flower bed but that is blocked off from them. I’m totally paranoid about toxic plants/flowers and keep a long list of unsafe things. I’m feeling a little disheartened today because Milly has not eaten all that much veg during the night, and still no pellets. Her droppings have gone back to being mishapen too. I’m continuing with the meds but now if I try to force feed her she refuses to swallow so it just comes out of the other side or she spits it out! She still seems better in herself though 🙁

Hi Sarita,

Thanks for the advice. I called the vet this morning and saw her this afternoon. Milly has eaten a whole plate of greens today and has passed some normal cecotrophes ! I’ve been giving her fluids orally but now she thumps her feet when I go to give her her meds so I guess she is feeling better! I also spoke to my rabbit vet friend and she said in bad cases of stasis rabbits can sometimes take a little longer to recover, and so long as she is passing something that is good. If she wasn’t then she would have x-rayed her to check for blockages.

Angela 🙂

Oh don’t say that Osprey LOL.

I’ll be making sure I keep her on the meds for a long while. I’ve been keeping an eye on George my other bunny who went into stasis a few weeks ago and he is doing great. His case wasn’t as bad as Milly’s though.

You are right, it’s definitely a roller coaster ride. I’m only 26 but I know I could never have children because I am so neurotic over my pets health that if I had children I would go insane!! I love my bunnies so much!

I really hope Hareiette gets better soon, it’s such a scary time isn’t it?

When I had my first rabbit and didn’t really know the dangers of stasis etc (i’m ashamed to say) my bunny had to have surgery and wouldn’t eat or poop for a whole week. I took her back to the vets three times and they did nothing. I’m amazed to say she actually pulled through although heaven knows how, and during which I thankfully educated myself and found a decent vet.

UPDATE

Milly finally ate her pellets during the night!! Hopefully things are on the up again. She is still ok in herself. I think it’s time to move her back into the summerhouse because she is such a nervous rabbit, and having her in the house I think could possibly have been slowing her recovery. We have dogs that she doesn’t like and will no doubt be able to smell them even if the door is shut. The summerhouse is basically like a room out of a house in that it is properly insulated, has heating, flooring and electricity. I’m hoping she will be happier in there and can have more room to stretch her legs. I’ll still be keeping a very, very close on her though 🙂

Thanks every one!

Milly is back on home turf now and seems a whole lot happier for it! She’s had a run in the garden and started eating her pellets as soon as I put her plate down! I think she was just trying to push me over the edge with her not eating….she has always been a stubborn bunny so I guess she was just taking her time. Fingers crossed it stays that way.

Yes the summerhouse is quite posh…..for a bunny! It was originally bought for me to use as a studio (or so I said, I knew I was going to put more bunnies in there) I had the electricity put in so I could have oil radiators in there, insulated it, lighting and I put down a vinyl flooring, with underlay of course. I’ve got some carpet that needs laying in there though, just a case of getting round to doing it! It’s quite a large space, so handy when the weather is too bad and they can’t go out!