GI stasis might have been started by puppy addition?

[sniffablecow]

I checked my rabbits pen last night and it not only had small poop pellets, but didn’t eat too much pellets and I can’t really tell how much hay she ate. I gave it some veggies to encourage it to eat something better than nothing.

I think it might have to do with my parents bringing home a puppy. My dad left the rabbit’s room door open while setting up the puppies enclosure and stuff. I didnt see these tiny poop pellets until when the puppy came. Maybe the scent has made the rabbit scared due to the presence of a dog?

Anyway, I am very nervous and depressed imagining my rabbit dying today due to gi stasis. I am at school so I cant do anything, but idek if my mom will take the rabbit to urgent care. She refused to get insurance so if she ends up being sick, it will be pricey and my mom may just let her die. This may be an exaggeration but it doesn’t feel like she is taking it seriously when she is like “I will call to setup an appointment, calm down.”

I cant even focus on my school work atm. I just need help not only figuring out what to do, but also to cope. I would hate myself if she died specifically because we adopted her.

[Sirius&Luna]

It is true that stasis can be caused by stress, but it can also be caused by a new vegetable, tooth pain, or seem spontaneous.

The important thing is to establish whether she is in stasis or not. I would recommend removing all but a small portion of hay, so that you can see if she’s eating it. Of course top it up if she does. Hand feed veg and pellets to see if she’s eating. Its also important that she keeps drinking.

If she isn’t eating or pooping, it’s a vet emergency and you need your parents to take her to the vet. You could show them some articles on how serious GI stasis is.

In the future, you will need a proper barrier between the rabbit and the puppy if the puppy causes such severe stress for the bun.

[sarahthegemini]

Seriously, your Mum might let her die because she won’t wanna pay for her treatment yet happily bought another animal into the home? Wow.

You need to establish whether your rabbit is actually eating and pooping. If not, she needs a vet. There’s no excuses.

[sniffablecow]

I think she is still pooping, but little amounts are coming out like I said. And I didn’t get the chance to check this morning if she ate the veggies I put out last night so I am really just praying as of now.

[sarahthegemini]

Then you need to get your Mum to establish whether or not she’s eating.

[Sirius&Luna]

If we don’t have any information it’s very difficult to help. The most important and relevant question is whether she’s eating.

[Nutmeg]

@Sniffablecow – Can you call your mom and at least ask her if she can see if the bunny ate the veggies you gave her last night? Even let her know where in the cage you put the veggies and maybe how much you gave her (in case she just ate some)

As it sounds like you already know, GI status can go very bad very quickly and if it hits a certain point you HAVE to get them to a vet as they are not able to recover on their own.

If your mom says that yes, the veggies are gone (which means your bunny got a bit of water in to him too) than once you get home try what was suggested above with hand feeding to see if he eats that.
*Also, when you get home, clean out his litter box and any other poo you see around so that way you can see if he poops anything new.
*Also make note of where the water line is at in his water bottle (or in the bowl) to see if he’s drinking.

Ps, If your mom bought a puppy she is obviously an animal lover. I would hope this is more just that she is not educated enough to know how serious and life threatening a bunny not eating can be. Have her come on and read this forum! I didn’t know rabbits where like cows in that they need to be continously digesting food all day until I joined this forum when I got my first bunny. So she may just think its like if a cat or dog stops eating… you can wait 24 to even 48 hours before bringing them in to a vet – you can NOT do that with a bunny.

Keep us posted.

[sniffablecow]

Just as an update, she has eaten the veggies and I fed her more hay when i got home, which she consumed.

I am going to keep watching over her and hand feeding her, but I think she was just shocked by the puppy. She seems to be eating hay and veggies so I am going to continue hoping for the best.

[LittlePuffyTail]

Keep a close eye on her poos too. If they get too small or too infrequent, that’s really not good. If a bunny’s GI tract stops moving, it’s very hard to get it going again. Hope she’s okay.

[sarahthegemini]

It’s great that she’s eating But do make sure she’s pooping too.

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