Bunny’s recovering from stasis but won’t accept critical care

[Inaya]

Hi!

My bunny is recovering from stasis and it’s very scary , as it’s our first time (hopefully last!!)

He doesn’t drink water at all, will only have a few bites of hay outside his litterbox, and will sometimes accept lettuce. He is willing to eat his forage (but I’m not giving those as I want everything stuck in his stomach to come our first.)

He barely goes to the bathroom and when he does they’re the tiniest droppings.

Our vet gave him fluids, and told us to continue force feeding him a lot of critical care. We also try and syringe feed him water and baby gas drops.

But it’s very hard to force feed him to have his critical care, and it’s very stressful for him. I’ve tried wrapping him in a bunny burrito, but he trashes and always finds a way out. He also flinches any time I try to put the syringe in his mouth. Do you have any suggestions on how I could make this easier for both him and me? The only way he’ll get food, water,a nd gas drops down his system is if we force him, but it’s very hard and I really would like suggestions to make this less stressful for him.

Thank you so so much!

[LBJ10]

If he’s eating something and still pooping (even if they are small), then I wouldn’t stress so much over the force feeding. If the vet gave him sub-Q fluids then he may not feel thirsty at the moment. Have you tried making the Critical Care thicker and putting it on a plate? One of my bunnies would eat it off of a plate. I also hear that Sherwood and Emeraid is more palatable to many rabbits.

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