Hi, my bunny had turned 6 this March and the last few months has been a really stressful period for him. He is currently diagnosed with G.I Stasis and is having his subcut fluid injections every day, along with critical care (every 3 hours) metoclopramide, ranitidine, cisapride and polysilic II suspension. He seems to be getting better, especially last night when he was looking for the critical care, munching some hay on his own and pooping some of the rounder stools. He was also laying down outside of his hide-out (at his usual spot). However, this morning I realized that he has been loafing n his hideout sometimes again (he always does this whenever he feels discomfort). And he has been pooping a lot of soft stools as well as rejecting critical care so I had to forcefeed him. I am feeling really lost and conflicted because it has been 5 days since he was given the fluids and meds, yet he is not back to his normal self.
(Left: soft stools) (Middle:soft stools) (Right: Some hard ones from last night with soft stools)
He also have a long medical history. He had a surgery on 19 may 2020 to remove a partial hairball obstruction in his small intestine. Moreover, since he was 6 months old, his liver values were high and he has been on Hepavite and vitamin b supplement. He also had a tumor growth remove from his testicle in march 2020. Not forgetting, he was found with half of his left front paw gone as a baby before I adopted him. (Yes, he has been through a lot and he’s a fighter)
However, after the surgery on 19 may 2020 and vet review, where the vet say he do not need the metoclopramide and cisapride anymore, his appetite for hay and water is kinda weird. It was two weeks of decrease in hay and water intake, followed by a week of normal hay and water intake. There were also occasional soft stools that has a foul odour. So, we went back to the vet again ( I made sure that the vets seeing him are always reputable bunny-savy vets) and they gave him ranitidine. It helped with his soft stools but his hay and water intake went down again. From his post-op on 19 may 2020 till now, I have also been giving him critical care.
On 4th July 2020 Saturday afternoon, I noticed that he was loafing in his hideout. His poopies were small and the quantity were less too. So i bought him to the vet immediately. The vet ruled out obstruction as his tummy feels doughy and not hard. They injected meloxicam and subcut fluid, as well as providing metoclopramide, cisapride and polysilic II suspension for him. When he got home, he didnt eat, poop, drink nor pee. By 3am, he looks pretty flat so I brought him to the emergency vet and they administered similar medications and fluid as well. I was devastated as they said the he was at risk and the next 12 hours would be very critical. After force-feeding him every 2 hours , he started to poop really small stools around sunday evening. And since then, he has gone back to the vet every day for the subcut fluid. Which bring us back to now and the situation I described in the first paragraph (he is back to loafing in his hideout while I’m typing this). I’m really conflicted on what I should do and is there any other ways I could help him? Are the soft stools a concern as well? I appreciate any advice and would love to hear your experiences with G.I Stasis as well.
Thank you!