I posted a topic on the 12th(binkybunny.com/FORUM/tabid/54/forumid/2/postid/88383/view/topic/Default.aspx) about how Dallas was under the weather. He was back up and healthy the next day, but now he appears sick again!! Personality/energy wise, he has been fine today, the only thing I got worried about was when I cleaned his box this morning there was still no poop in there 1 – 2 hours later. The next time I checked, there was a few pellets there. He doesn’t seem to be pooping as much as usual today, though.
About 2 hours ago, he very suddenly was not himself again. In my post on the 12th, I explained how I thought it was some bad hay we had gotten, and MooBunnay said; “I definitely think it could have been the hay that did it though, we got a not-so-good bale of timothy from our
old hay supplier, and it gave one of my bunny’s stasis – so we are very particular about what hay we get now.”
I looked up GI Stasis, and reading the symptoms of it and Dallas has two of the symptoms they listed, which are
decreasing or sudden lack of appetite for both water and food, periodic soft, pudding-like stools followed by erratically shaped fecal pellets. They say another symptom is diarrhea in combination with irregular shaped poop. He’s not having diarrhea, but he does have some irregular shaped poops. Could GI Stasis be the problem??
There are other symptoms Dallas is having that are not listed there. He seems very light-sensitive tonight, he is hiding in his litterbox with his head shoved deep in the corner because it’s too bright for him(or at least, it was. I turned off all the lights in my room, turned off all sound and covered his cage with blankets which made him happier). He’s also lethargic. His ears were warmer than they usually are so I dipped my fingers in water and wiped some water on them, he really really liked when I did that. If I offer him any food, he either pushes it away with his nose or tucks his head into his chest to get away from it. I have NO idea if this could be connected or not, but I’ll mention it just in case. Earlier, he peed outside his litterbox for the first time, ever.
The last thing I have to say is that I offered him a teeny teeny amount of Collard Greens(with his usual veggies) on monday. He did eat it. Could that maybe be what’s causing this? I would think it would have showed up quicker than this, but who knows.
Okay, while I finished typing that last part, I heard sneezing and I thought it was Dallas, but I am not 100% sure because my cat was right there too. I went over to check on him and there are three things that can’t possibly be all that great
1) I got my ears close to his head to see what I could he and I can hear quiet wheezing/squeaking
2) It sounds like he’s grinding his teeth, but I’m not sure because I’ve never heard a rabbit do it before, but I know it means they’re in pain
and 3) his stomach growled REALLY loud.
Oh geez, he can’t make up his mind!! Now I went over there because I thought I heard him chewing hay, and I offered him some of his veggies that he didn’t eat when I gave them to him earlier, and he seemed more interested in them. he actually nibbled the tiniest bit off a part of green pepper, but that was all.
What in the world should I do? I’m so lost. If he’s still feeling sick in the morning, I will have my dad come home from work(that would be the trouble with only having 1 car!) so we can take him to the vet. Or should I take him to the vet quicker than that?
edit: okay, now all of a sudden he’s in the rampaging mood. He hopped out of his litterbox, ran to his veggies and ate a piece of green pepper. Now he’s tearing up/chewing newspaper like he’s on a misson. He seems edgy and anxious.
edit #2: oops, I got clicker-happy and forgot to say that I think he went potty, but I’m pretty sure it’s PB-Potty, because his litter is sticking to his rump, but he won’t hold still long enough for me to see(when he’s not in his litterbox) and he won’t let me look when I try.