Home care during GI stasis (after vet visit)

[CocoaPuff123]

Unfortunately, my baby Cocoa had her first encounter with GI stasis. This is my first time in this situation as well. I noticed she was hunched up, pushing her belly on the ground, and absolutely refused to eat. I rushed her to the emergency vet, and after some blood work and X-rays to rule out anything else, it was confirmed as stasis. She spent the day at the hospital where they gave her some medicine to get her tummy working, critical care, and fluids. They had me take her home once she started eating a little on her own. We’ve been instructed to syringe feed critical care 4 times a day and slowly taper it off as her appetite comes back, as well as giving her the tummy medicine every 12 hours. Is there anything else I can be doing to make her feel more comfortable and relaxed? She’s defintely making progress, but it’s slow. I just feel so bad for her. I know this can’t be comfortable.

[Bam]

Just try and give her as much attention and pets as she seems to like. Also make sure she keeps warm. Buns can get cold when they have a stomach problem, and that slows things down further.

If you want to make the Critical Care more yummy, that can be done by mixing it with baby fruit or berry pure/smoothie or plain canned pumpkin. I recently had success with pear/banana/strawberry baby smoothie. But if you have the apple/banana-flavored CC, that’s often yummy enough for the bun to take it willingly.

It’s also important that she moves around a little bit. Physical exercise helps the intestines move. There’s often some gas with GI stasis and that’s uncomfortable, moving around can help gas escape.

Sometimes fragrand herbs can entice a bun to eat. Dill and mint are traditionally used for stomach problems in humans. Many buns appreciate parsley and cilantro.

[Alfiesmom]

I agree with bam. My little guy has a very sensitive stomach, so I’ll try and get him to run around my apartment as much as possible. Tummy massages are also really great, even if they don’t have gas. I usually try to massage Alfie’s tummy every day and he looks forward to it because he’ll jump on my lap as soon as I sit on the floor! Look up YouTube videos on how to do it if you’re unsure. Your bun may not understand it at first and may take some time, but they soon realize it feels realllllyyy good.

[alcyone]

When my Marley went through stasis the only thing he would eat was parsley. He absolutely loves it, so I would definitely agree with continuing to offer a variety of fresh herbs. He also rarely turns down cilantro. Good luck with your little one, I hope she makes a quick recovery!

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