I’m sorry your bun is going through this.

It’s a great sign that he’s eating more hay!

If you have Critical Care you can give him that, it’s a good way to get extra water in a bun. If you don’t have Critical Care, you can soak pellets in water and feed the mush in a syringe.

To encourage him to drink more, you can make hay tea. You pour hot water on hay and let it steep for 15 minutes or so, sieve off the hay and serve the “tea” cooled to your bun. If you have chamomille tea or mint tea (herbal), that can also work.

Keep him warm – rabbits can get cold when they’re poorly and go into (medical) shock. This is really dangerous, You can keep him warm with handwarmers, a warm water bottle or, as Dana NM suggested just the other day, a microwaved sock filled with rice, (If you microwave a sock with rice, put a glass of water in the microwave to protect the elements).

This is a really great article that I have found very useful when my buns have had tummy trouble:

http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/ileus.html

Please keep us posted. We know how scary these things are!

How is he doing now?

Good! Hay is the best thing for a bunny tummy! There will be a little less poop than normal, from when he ate too little, plus the poop can look weird (misshapen or “doubles”, darker, more moist etc) for a while after a stasis episode. As long as there is poop, funny shape and colour etc is to be considered normal.

It is normal under these circumstances, but obviously he needs to be monitored. Is he off all meds?

It’s great that hes eating more and has eaten a lettuce leaf.

Ok! Eating and drinking will result in poop unless there is a blockage. It doesn’t sound like there is a blockage, but because he’s still arching his back, there is probably gas. dana Krempels says recovery from GI stasis can be maddeningly slow, but that patience is key. He has his appetite back, which is the best sign possible.

Try to make him move around a little if he’s willing to, it helps the intestines move so their contents get propagated towards the end station, so to speak.

It’s normal ish for buns. Indie does it once in awhile too

Eating the round poop is not uncommon after a bout of tummy trouble. It’s rather a good sign, it means she understands (instiinctively) that her body needs more fiber, and the round poop are mostly fiber.

It’s not abnormal and not worrisome at all.

You are very welcome to ask as many questions as you feel you need to. That’s what these forums are for ?

My bun is very familiar with stasis and I’ve gotten pretty good at treating him. I recommend tummy massages and lots of fluid. My vet showed me how to give IV fluids at home so I always have that on hand and once he gets a couple doses he tends to bounce right back. Critical care is also huge, it gets fluid in and makes things move around. Exercise is important too, I can usually get my bunny to play with me after a few days of treatment and he’ll follow me around the room at a jog which is super helpful for stasis. I’ve found that fluids and metacam are the best tools for stasis, but it can take a while so just be sure to keep at it and watch him close! Good luck!