Boo boo still having mucus

[Jadeo09]

Hi

My account has been temporarily restricted so I’m using this one because my rabbit boo is doing really bad still.

 

She went into full blown stasis a week ago and is pooing regularly now. But she is having mucus.

 

I can’t tell the difference between her belly being full if food and her having gas. Can anyone help me. I’m concerned I’m massaging her belly too much because her gas seems to be relentless.

Thanks for your help over the last few months.

Jade

[Jadeo09]

Gi stasis, brown mucus and growth on lip

 

Here is one of my old posts on my other account

 

[DanaNM]

What treatments is she currently on? Is she back on motility meds? I wonder if a different medication and maybe a protectant (ranitidine) might be helpful?

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[Jadeo09]

She’s on subq fluids and pain relief Metacam and gabapentin.

Shes also given infacol but it doesn’t seem to help.

Shes been so dehydrated recently she didn’t stop sleeping. Almost sleeping the clock round.

Is there any electrolyte solution without sugar in that I can safely give her to help? For when the subqs run out?

[Jadeo09]

Hi Dana

I can’t tell you how grateful I am for your reply. Its been going on since August and I’m only sleeping 3 hours a night. I’m exhausted. Your help means the world to me.

She was in Ranitidine injections since her gut totally stopped. She’s off them now and she’s been pooing great. Eating like a horse sometimes.

She doesn’t drink though so is on fluids. She’s on domperidone for motility as Cisapride seems to cause her gas.

The pellets have never agreed woth her and previously never eaten them. She’s been in a hay and dried weeds only diet for years.but we’ve had to syringe feed her lately so it’s a complete change to her diet.

 

She had so much gas yesterday she was panting. This has happened on and off for months. But the gas is every day. Some days all day. It’s stops her eating when she has gas.

[LBJ10]

Mucus is a sign of inflammation. Could she have developed an ulcer?

[Jadeo09]

Hi Lbj10

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I have discussed this with a vet and he said no its unlikely.

The mucus is only present after a bad  episode of gas. So that’s more likely what is irritating her gut maybe?

Her poos can be hard and dry due to her dehydration. Maybe it’s due to that?

 

 

[DanaNM]

Man that is so stressful. I had a foster that had some horrible gas mucous stasis problems and it was so stressful for all of us. So she is pooping OK but not eating on her own? Are her poops normal aside from the mucous?

Is there a timing you notice with the gas? Like a certain amount of time after eating or a certain time of day?

Has the vet done a parasite screening just to rule that out?

Did the ranitidine seem to help?

Gas can also be a consequence of a slow and dehydrated gut. There is a cycle between gas and stasis: gas leads to pain, which leads to stasis, which leads to gas… and so it continues. I just read back through your other post, has her mouth issue resolved?

It can be hard to tell what’s related and what’s not, but underlying sources of pain can cause all sorts of problems.

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