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Forum DIET & CARE Bunny moms help!! Stubborn rabbit recovering from stasis

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    • MomBun78
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        Hi there! First time posting. In need of advice. My 2 year old lop got a little stressed last week and stopped eating. She never showed signs of pain or discomfort. So we went about the business of stasis mode/ critical care, syringe fed water, gas drops for good measure. She started eating and pooping relatively soon but she flat refuses pellet and hay. She was already a finicky hay eater to begin with so I always offer different kinds. Mostly she only eats oat hay. But now she doesn’t seem to want it at all, or pellet. She gets a high fiber pellet. Moist greens in the AM. Oxbow vitamins. And benebac daily. She will gladly eat the greens and vitamins. But snubs everything else. I read about hay toppers. Didn’t work. I read about soaking the hay in diluted apple juice. Didn’t work. It’s so frustrating cuz she just isn’t completely back to herself yet. She seems active enough in the Am. Then goes into hide mode around noon (that’s her normal) but she usually comes out around 4 and lounges around. But she is staying hidden. We are supplementing with critical care twice a day, only 10ml to leave room for her appetite to return. And she detests being picked up. So I kind of think she is staying hidden cuz she doesn’t want us to pick her up. Her poops look like stress poops, small and dark. But she is definitely pooping a decent amount. So I don’t know what to do cuz I don’t want to stress her out more with another trip to the vet this week. Especially since she is technically eating and pooping. Any advice for this stubborn bun and stressed mom!!??  Have some of ur rabbits taken their sweet time to recover from stasis?? She has it once before and bounced back immediately. No delays. This time is taking too long😑


      • Bam
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          10 ml of CC is too little, she needs more to sustain her weight and keep her energy up.

          It can take quite a long time for a rabbit to bounce back from stasis. My bun Vilde needed a month, but he was in a very bad way at first.

          The cause for the stasis should be looked into once the bun is stable. It is often about pain. Rabbits are as a species very sensitive to pain.

          The first thing to suspect is a molar problem. In order to see a bun’s molars an otoscope exam is needed, sometimes the bun needs to be sedated for this. In lop rabbits, the ears should always be examined. Wax and pus can build up in the external ear canal and put pressure on the ear drum.

          That she stays hidden away indicates pain/discomfort. It can be gastric discomfort brought on by the stasis, or the pain could be the root cause. A vet can prescribe pain meds, for example metacam for mild to moderate pain, or buprenorphin for more severe pain.

          How much simethicone baby gas drops are you currently giving her? A rabbit can have 0.5-1 ml every 2 hours without any problem. Sometimes more gas drops can make a difference.

          She looks absolutely adorable!


        • MomBun78
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            hi! Thank u for the reply! She went to the vet on Friday and her teeth and ears were fine.  She was well hydrated. And becuz she is eating on her own a bit we decided on only 10-15 ml of CC a few times a day to allow her to want to eat on her own. I just don’t see an increase in her appetite. And she is a very normally “hidey” rabbit. She usually disappears from noon to 5 every day then shows up like, here I am!! So it’s hard to say that she has pain. She is free roam in the house so when she is not hiding she gets a good amount of activity. I am just struggling with being patient allowing her to recover cuz things can go so bad so quickly with these little ones. I am just so nervous. I said if she wasn’t better by tomorrow we would head back into the vet😑 she just stresses so easily. I know that’s what started this. We were dog sitting for my friend (dog kept far from my rabbits) but the dog went on a barking spree all afternoon and that night she stopped eating. I moved the dog to another house the next morning and we have been nursing my Penny back ever since. 


          • Bam
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              I’m glad you’ve seen a vet and had her checked out!

              It sounds like a good plan to up her daily CC. In order for her to regain interest in eating, she needs to be strong and have energy. Critical Care is, as you know, very good stuff.

              It sounds like this is mostly about patience and endurance from your side now. Recovery from stasis can be maddeningly slow. Onset is as a rule very quick.

              You can mix the critical care with a little bit of unsweetened canned pumpkin (not pie filling) or baby fruit or veggie puree, to make the food more interesting to her. Fresh fragrant herbs like parsley, cilantro, dill, mint or basil can sometimes entice a bun to have a nibble.

              If you have access to fresh grass that’s not been treated with pesticides, it can make a palatable alternative to hay. Fresh leaves from willow or apple trees are also often appreciated.


            • prince dorian the bun
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                This is just from my experience and what my vet told me, so check with your own vet too!

                Dorian, my bun, was told to not have any pellets, he also refused them despite loving them before his stasis. Basically he gets unlimited greens and hay. My vet is a big believer in reproducing the buns natural diet, so that’s was basically feeding him a lot of forage (dandelion, plantain, clover, whatever greens I could munch on are good for him)  and some lettuces, herbs & other leafy greens. And nothing like fruit or veg. Fresh no-pesticide grass if you have access to it can be almost better than hay as it has more water content, while still having the fiber/nutrients. I mean hay is just dried out grass, that we feed them for our convenience as supplying them with that much grass would be challenging in most situations! Dorian did eat his hay no problem though, he has always been very fond of it though. I did give him it in toys and more areas to make it easier.

                 

                 


              • Cinnamon Bun
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                  Aaaw, she’s so irresistably cute! I hope she’s feeling better soon.

                  ♥ (Sending positive vibes!) ♥

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