My two bunnies, Bunji and Mochi, had a fight last Sunday resulting in Bunji sustaining an eye injury. Took us a while to really notice it, and was only able to take him to the vet on Friday. Before then, though, we separated the bunnies into two side-by-side pens in order to restart the bonding process. 

Anyway, I drove both bunnies to the vet on Friday morning but it turned out they didn’t have an open slot for us until 1pm. After we got home from that first trip, Bunji did not eat anything, nor did I see him poo or pee. So when I went back with them for the afternoon appointment, I brought this up to the doctor. The vet thought he might be in pain, and gave him pain meds that’s supposed to last 72 hours, as well as subcutaneous fluids. She also prescribed oral pain meds, hoping this would encourage him to eat. She said to give him Critical Care if he continues to not eat, as well as motility drugs from his last bout of stasis. We have been doing all of these. As of Saturday evening, he still hasn’t eaten any hay, veggies, or pellets. He has, on occasion, nibbled on a piece of veggie or eaten a willow leaf or other treats–which was not the case when he actually had stasis. 

My question is, is this a normal reaction to being on the 72-hour painkiller and fluids? I get that he’s groggy, but should I expect him to actually have been eating during this time? I did notice he peed a bit this afternoon and he has poop stuck in his butt area, though I haven’t seen him actually poop. Just wondering if I’m dealing with stasis, on top of the eye injury (an active ulcer), or if this is something else.

Thanks for any help!