I think having the infant gas med on hand is a good idea. You can’t overdose them on it and it’s worth a try if it helps with gas. Dosing formula is 1-2 ml (simethicone 20mg/ml strength). You can give a dose every hour for the first 3 hours, then every 8hrs after the intial 3 doses.

I’ve seen both mine this way and my lop acted exactly like you say, flopping, getting up and flopping again. He breathed faster and had wide eyes.  I couldn’t tell if it was gas or something else. I gave simethicone but went to vet next day. I never knew if something else was going on (like a urinary infection) that caused him not to eat. Sometimes stasis is secondary and gas is secondary to the gut slow down too. The main thing is he’s eating and pooping now (Phew!) but watch him in his litterbox for any discomfort there.

My mini rex will sit in her litterbox if she’s uncomfortable. She’s also not a litterbox sleeper, she does her business and gets out, so if I see her lounging in there, that’s a big sign something is up.

I would continue to watch him today.

Simethicone won’t hurt but it’s not an end cure all for everything. I guess all you can do is just watch him closely and see how he is.

Maybe he was just having an off day or he was tired. Don’t you wish they could talk!

My bunny (Lionhead) is molting as well and 3 days ago he went into a brief stasis. He was fine and happy and even ate quite a bit not more then one hour before and then he already in shock, starting to get hypothermia and inflating up. So yes it can be very fast. Few months before it lasted near two weeks (mostly because of incorrect treatment at the start). This time he pulled back in two hours after I gave him 1CC of paraffin oil and 1 more CC 3 hours later. In both cases gas was the result of the problem but not the cause.

What you can do is reduce his pellets till he is done with the molt to see if he will eat more hay. A belly massage (not a rub) might help keep things moving but make sure not to be too rough or too gentle (as it wont help much). It can be hard to tell what is good and what’s not but when I do it just right Shmoo will start licking the carpet like silly .

My guys somtimes do the uncomfortable flops over and over when they have a bit of gas. It’s good you are watching, just in case it had got worse.