Hi naz. Have you noticed whether she has used her litter box much today?

I don’t know if you have seen this before.  It is a thread from the FAQ section on GI Stasis.

https://www.binkybunny.com/Default.aspx

Try give Hersey a stomach massage to get the GI tract moving.  Maybe offer some smithecone too – infant gas drops.  I have seen these in supermarkets here in Oz.  In the baby section, yellow box – sorry cannot remember the name. It has smithecone listed as main ingredient.  Also try give her some fragrant greens.  If she is not pooping and hasn’t eaten since this morning, be prepared to take her to a vet.  She may need some motility drugs.

You may be able to try again with the smithecone later. For a 20mg/ml suspension, you can give 1-2 mls every hour but after a 3rd dose, you should cut back to 1 ml every three to eight hours.  Does the smithe have a dropper?  You could try putting it in the side of her mouth and slowly let it  in.  Then its more likely not to shoot down her throat.  She may even sort of lap at it.   Maybe leave a small bowl of greens she likes nearby and observe from a distance. Be sure to keep her warm also. Hope she comes good soon. They get us so worried sometimes!

It sounds like it might just be a bit of gas. With the simethecone drops, I actually give them by mouth. If you put it on food and wait for the bun to eat it, they almost never will. The drops work about half the time, and usually they work pretty quickly. Another good thing, it’s not possible to overdose a bunny on them, so don’t worry if a bit more gets in when you’re trying to give them. If she’s not pooping and eating normally shortly (or i guess tomorrow morning in AUS) I would recommend she go see the vet.

{{Hershey}}

I’d plan on the vet tomorrow just in case. Giving semethicone by mouth is pretty easy, maybe get someone to help you hold her. If you just poke the dropper in her mouth and get most of it in, she will likely lick up the rest. (and just poke inside the cheek-no need to try to force it down the throat!!)

Keep us posted!!

 Yay Hershey!

Have a read through the link I pasted in post above. It’ll point you to other info on managing this.

Also:- http://www.mybunny.org/info/gi_stasis.htm

Good to have the smithe on hand if she has future gas episodes. Gas is often a precursor to GI Stasis.

Also, try identify what may have caused this.  Gas causing veggie, dehydration, hair or foriegn particle ingestion…

Hi naz

I read that too, but elsewhere, I’ve also read it’s a good thing to see it as it means it’s coming out. That’s my thoughts on it too. I see it with Jersey during normal times (no stasis or shedding). I guess you can try up the fibre in Hersheys diet. Try a different more fragrant hay to entice her to eat more. Extra wet greens to keep her hydrated, so that the bowel contents keep hydrated also. Glad to hear little chocolate bunny is eating again!

I am convinced that it is not bad to see some poos strung by hair- rabbits groom themselves too much that it is impossible for them not to ingest some hair.  And it only makes that it is good to see some of the hair passing and creating these poos.  Otherwise the hair would be staying in the stomach or intestines- which would not be good.

I agree-I’ve read that when their is a hairball blockage in GI Stasis, it’s believed that dehydration and stasis caused the hairball to stop moving, not that the hair ball caused the stasis. It’s always a good idea to brush more when their shedding, and adding more hay and fresh pineapple or papaya can’t hurt

Is she still grinding her teeth? She may have had gas earlier and has been able to relieve it herself. So if you get down with her now does she come up to you? Or does she just lie there. Does she seem listless? That she’s not moving even when you went to wrap her in a towel is worrisome. Do you have an emergency care option?

Don’t be hard on yourself, they are fragile creatures and can fall ill suddenly despite the care we give them. Please seek some vet care if she is not responding to you.
(((Hershey)))

I really think that you need to get her to a vet – the simethicone is obviously not the answer.

Please keep us updated. There are just a number of things that could be wrong – at least she is eating and drinking something so that is good.

Is she going through a shed right now? You may need to brush her more than usual.

naz, how is Hershey? Were you able to see a vet?

Good to hear. Maybe take some notes around the times this happens so you can identify a possible cause.

I’m glad to hear she is doing better again – what kind of veg are you giving her? It sounds like something in her diet could be giving her gas so I would recommend sticking with the normal veg like romaine, parsley, or red/green leaf lettuce until you can figure out what is going on. Also, keeping a close eye on her eating and pooping habits, like you are now, is a good idea to make sure that if she continues to have these episodes you can get her to a vet.

So have I got this right? She was in her house grinding teeth and you put her in burrito and gave smithecone. Then she was out and stretched out in the lounge area? But she hadn’t eaten her veggies? Does she get them at any other point in the day? It does sound like gas or some sort of tummy upset. Bok choy can cause gas for some, so be careful with that. Romaine(cos lettuce) or endive are pretty good and last well in the fridge.

A good way to get some of the excess hair off her is run damp hands over her. She’ll think she’s being pet. You can try pluck some out too if she’ll let you. For a vet visit, they may palpitate the stomach or do an x-ray to look for air pockets. Also, get teeth checked, possibly her temperature too.(?)