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- 10/04/2017 at 9:10 PM
  Bunnisox
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  I have a 4 year old Netherland Dwarf girl who stopped eating and pooping 3 days ago. I tried belly massages for a few hours that night, but nothing got better. I took her to the vet the next morning and they indicated the reason could be either lack of water since I don’t see her drink very much (the vet said she didn’t seem dehydrated though), or the little worms that I found in her poops a few months ago. They gave me Bene-bac for her gut and I was to give that to her once that day, and once again in 3 days. They also gave me dewormer medicine but said not to give that to her until this case seemed to clear up.
  Upon bringing her back home, she started eating a little bit and running around like normal.. like she wasn’t in any pain. I’ve been giving her water and pedialyte via mouth syringe a few times a day, rubbing her belly, and trying to entice her to eat with fresh veggies. She started pooping again when we got her home from the vet but they were very small, and she has been eating – more and more each day since. I was optimistic she was pulling out of it as her energy was really high and she was running around and her poops were getting bigger/better, and she was eating more and more (still not as much as normal though).. But today when I came home from work, she was hunched up in a ball grinding her teeth. All my worries immediately came back. I looked around for her poops today and I found some.. But they were tiny again like the first day. She ate a tiny bit of dill I tried to give her, but then stopped after the first few pieces and refused to eat anything else.
  I’ve been giving her papaya tablets, included in the picture, here. My vet said they would help. But since she’s picky about eating with this whole stasis thing, the only way I can get her to eat them is by crushing them into a small piece of banana. I know sugar/treats are counterproductive in this case,but the vet said the benefits of the tablets outweigh the negative effects from the banana.
  Any advice or recommendations on what I can do?
  How long does stasis usually last?
  Does it wax/wane in periods, getting better than worse?
  Any help, information, or advice would be absolutely appreciated. I’m worried so much again.
  Thank you.
- 10/04/2017 at 10:12 PM
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  If you have Critical Care feed it to her by syringe at least 3 times a day. A good two syringes full at each feeding. If you don’t have any CC crush up her pellets with water and syringe feed that to her 3 times a day. Taking her back to the vet is a must. She might not just have Stasis. Ask your vet to do X-rays to see if something else might be wrong. I caught Bombur early this morning not eating and assumed it was Stasis, but the vet has two other potentially life threatening illnesses could be possible. If it’s this bad the vet might want to keep her overnight for sub-q fluids.
- 10/04/2017 at 10:23 PM
  Bunnisox
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  I forgot to attach the pictures of the tablets I’m giving her. Here they are. Any opinions on these?
- 10/04/2017 at 10:27 PM
  Bunnisox
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  Thanks for your reply. She won’t eat CC – I’ve tried to give it to her several times but she won’t touch it. The only syringe I have is small, I don’t know if that stuff will go through the opening. I can get a bigger syringe if you think this is necessary. I’m concerned about stressing her out, as well. Trips to the vet are 20+ mins away and I don’t have a vehicle so I have to take cabs/uber and it’s not always very pleasant for her.. I was there a few days ago and the vet seemed to think there wasn’t anything else wrong except a little dehydration and the worms I had mentioned before. Is it possible she missed something life threatening?
- 10/05/2017 at 6:21 AM
  Muchelle
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  You need a bigger syringe with a wide nozzle, like a big 60cc one (pic: https://image.made-in-china.com/2f0j10vMGaTjLWOsrg/-Tip-Syringe-60CC-del-catetere.jpg)
  
  Avoid sugars and fruits cause they could make things worse for her, making gas build up inside her. If you’re not sure how to syringe feed her or you are afraid to do it, go back to the vet and have a nurse teach you how to do it correctly To make CC more appealing to her, remember to use warm water so that the mixture will pleasantly smell of hay. She might not like it anyways, but she needs to eat! With the big syringe I usually go for three 10cc feedings a day until the bun eats some by himself and then I gradually lower the dose. Keep up the massaging to help her expel extra gas.
  
  Also, to be extra sure nothing else is going on I would ask for an X-ray to make sure she’s not experiencing molar teeth problems
- 10/05/2017 at 6:37 AM
  Sirius&Luna
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  If she’s not eating and pooping, that is very concerning. She definitely needs to go back to the vet if you can’t get her to eat from the syringe, or even nibble on treats.
- 10/05/2017 at 8:54 AM
  12345ABCDE
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  You definitely need to force feed her. Wrap her in a towel or blanket burrito style and use either the CC or pellet mash. Enlist the help of someone if you can. Force feeding my girl was a two person job!
  
  If she doesn’t have anything in her tummy she won’t poop so once she gets something significant in her belly hopefully she’ll start pooing. You could also syringe her some water of make the CC mix quite watery.
  
  Last time Buttercup had stasis it was very much a rollercoaster
  But we took her back to the vet every time she went downhill. We were given oral ranitidine for her but she needed various injections to help her too.
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