gas

[bumpybunny]

Pumpkin has gas again this morning. Ive gotten her to run around a little, and she ate a few pellets and some lettuce. She seems to perk up for a bit, then she gets worse and hides for a while and this just keeps repeating. Ive given her 2 doses of simethicone. I have some leftover metaclopramide from when she went to the vet last in October 2022. It says it expired 10-18-22. Can i still give her some? Im really worried and its sunday so her normal vets arent open today and they dont have emergency rabbit vets.

[Wick & Fable]

If she is reliably eating/moving around w/ encouragement, you could probably hang off on giving expired meds and work with jutst simethicone (gas drops). Of note, you mention it being morning time, so keep in mind that this may be a time many rabbits aren’t typically active. You can provide some Critical Care for a boost of fiber and nutrients if you feel she hasn’t eaten adequately compared to her baseline during this time of day. Gas in itself is a natural phenoma and can be self-resolving at times, just like in humans.

The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.

[bumpybunny]

Thanks. Since posting that she’s seeming worse, i cant get her to eat anything now, not even banana and she wont move around unless shes running from me. i just gave her more simethicone and some cc to try to keep her stomach moving. im not sure what else to do for her 🙁 if i can find a vet that will see her today, at what point should i take her to the vet? would it be okay to wait until tomorrow?

[DanaNM]

Do you have any pain meds (meloxicam)? I don’t like to give meds without the vet’s instruction, but if she’s had meloxicam before I would be more inclined to give that than metaclopramide, as giving metaclopramide without pain meds can be very painful for the bun as it can cause cramping and could make things worse for her.  If you can reasonably get her to a rabbit savvy vet today I would if she hasn’t perked up in another hour or so (usually simethicone helps in the first couple hours if it’s going to help at all).

If getting to the vet today isn’t possible the best thing you can do for her is to provide supportive care until the vets open: you can offer hay or mint tea, syringe small amounts of water or hay tea, make sure she stays warm (take her temp and/or feel her ears), and give her tummy rubs. If she full stops eating I personally would syringe feed, with the caveat that this can be harmful if the bun is fully blocked or having true bloat, so whenever I have doubts I just give tiny bits of food.

 

. . . The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.  

[bumpybunny]

I don’t have any pain meds for her, but if i take her to the vet i will see if i can get some to have on hand if this happens again. she still isnt eating, ive been syringe feeding her and giving simethicone. if she doesnt come out of her hideout in the next hour at 4pm (which is usually when she wakes up from her nap) im going to call some emergency vets and see if i can get her in today.

i have been giving her belly rubs when she will let me, and i listened to her belly a little bit ago and it was making noises so i believe that means its not stasis yet? a couple hours ago she pooped 3 times, maybe half the size it normally is. after that she willingly took her gas medicine but still wont eat anything else.

thank you for the advice, i will update if she gets better or has to go to the vet.

[LBJ10]

How is she doing now?

I wanted to add that when my bunny had gas, I would offer him dried willow leaves. They are a natural pain remedy and it seemed he would instinctively eat them, even when he didn’t want to eat other things.

[bumpybunny]

i wasnt able to get her into a vet today but she is slowly starting to get better. i got her to eat a lot of grass, a little lettuce, and some thyme. shes also eating a tiny bit of hay.

unfortunately i dont have any dried willow leaves but i did offer her some dried rose petals and she ate them all! shes starting to get more active and back to her normal self, hopefully she keeps improving.

[DanaNM]

thats great!

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