I’ve never experienced a bout of stasis, but from reading other people’s accounts, it sounds like that’s what Max had. Especially with the shifting positions, which would probably be due to uncomfortable gas. I know I don’t have any meds or anything (need to put a bunny first-aid kit on my to do list), so I’d be rushing off to the vet to get some meds too! Probably a good call on not keeping him in over night (that’s a lot of money!), but I think it’s worth the money to save the bunny for sure! It just scares me how quickly these things always set in – fine in the morning, not eating by evening. Eeek! Glad he seems to be doing better now though! Let us know when he poops – we amazingly all care a great deal about bunny movements. 🙂

Hooray for Max! And congrats on the gland cleaning – definitely a feat in itself.

Well it sounds like it was gas & that the medicine she gave was for pain (injections) and gas. I’ve had this happen a few times and it’s usually at night. Panic mode sets in pretty quickly, so we give something called simethicone (not sure of the spelling) which comes under different brand names. It’s for gas & can really help in the beginning stages.
However if I was in your position, and ddin’t have an idea of when my bunny last pooped or ate, I would be at the vet so damn quick that there would be a cartoon-like dust cloud.

I agree with not hospitalising him, but geez that’s steep $$$, I would have thought twice about it too unless the siuation was really serious.

Here is the post with Layla’s 1st scare, everyone was helpful & I think you can read my panic might help.
https://binkybunny.com/FORUM/tabid/54/forumid/2/postid/78725/view/topic/Default.aspx

When I saw your screen name on the home page I thought – ” Oh cool, Mutton Chops!” Sorry, I couldn’t remember Max’s name. Then I saw you’d had this scare. Glad it’s turned out well. I think it sounds like gas episode too which sometimes will pass quickly and you can treat at home. 1st aid kit good idea (I must put one together!). Many have had success with relieving gas by giving a tummy massage and/or giving smithecone.
However, it could have been beginning of satsis to so I think your reaction was over the top. Especially for 1st bunny and 1st scare. It’s ironic how these things happen after hours or on weekends so the vet bill is always hefty!

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Even though you don’t know what your vet gave it sounds like they are good vets!! Emergency vets are generally (I’m totally generalizing though) not rabbit savy and generally send you home with nothing but well wishes. I bet they gave pain killer, motility drugs? Sounds like he’s doing wonderful already and I’m really pumped you have a good emergency vet! I’d definitely have to pre-diagnose and bring a list of what would be ok to give before I took anyone to the emergency vet here!

My apologies Soapy_Margerita! I re-read my last post and noticed an error.  I actually meant: I do NOT think your reaction was over the top!

Glad I noticed that!!!!

I don’t think you over-reacted at all! With rabbits, things can turn so serious very quickly and so when you notice something is not right, it’s best to react quickly

After-hour vets are very expensive! I have rushed to the emergency vet before, paid the big bucks only to have Rucy just perk up when we got there and everything turned out just fine. Big Faker!

You didn’t over-react at all. Sounds to me like a gas episode, which is the precursor to G.I. stasis. Good for you for acting so fast!

If you can, try to find some simethicone to have on-hand for if and when it ever happens again. Here in Canada, it’s called Ovol and you can find it in the drug store in the baby section. It is what you give babies when they have gas. I am sure if you went to any pharmacy and asked for something to help with babies who have gas, what they reccomend to you would work. Look on the list of ingredients for simethicone. And it is also my understanding that you cannot overdose with simethicone – it won’t harm your bunny at all, only help. For proper dosage, ask a pharmasist – tell them your bunny’s weight and ask how much they should get – although be prepared for a strange reaction – “You want to give this to a baby that weighs two pounds?!” “Oh, no! Sorry, it’s for my bunny, not a baby…”

You can also give tummy rubs and keep your bunny active to help pass the gas. Pain meds are also helpful but be careful because pain meds like metacam should not be given on an empty stomach (from my understanding) so if bunny is not eating this might be a problem. Of course all of this in the first few hours of a gas episode could solve the problem and save you an expensive emerg vet trip, but if things don’t improve within a few hours, off to the vet you go!

Glad everything has worked out! Kisses to Max!