Post stasis worries

[jesstheskatingbunny]

Hi guys,

My bunny Glibert a 5 month old lion lop had some tummy troubles and has been at the vet for two nights and three days. I think they sent him home to soon even though he was eatting and pooping. I am calling them back in the am when they open I am fairly sure he needs some pain relief still/should have stayed longer.

He has moved a little bit around his cage peed and pooed.but mostly he just has laid in a ball in the corner of his cage. He has eaten zero pellets and picked at some hay. I have critical care and am having severe anxiety over weather to give him some or not. Its been a scary few days. And I have litterally stared at him since I got him home I am so scared to leave him alone.

Has anyone got any post staisis advice? I bought him 4 hay variaties. The vet said just to feed him pellets and hay. He previously got some kale. I am a wreck. I get it could be stress from the whole ordeal and it could take a few days to get back to himself but I am so worried.
Please tell me post staisis sucess stories.

[tobyluv]

Since Gilbert has eaten very little, maybe you should go ahead and mix up some Critical Care. You can also mix in a little baby food or plain canned pumpkin if you think that might entice him to eat it more readily. You can even try offering it in a little bowl or on your fingers, instead of doing the force feeding right away. Did your vet say why Gilbert shouldn’t have any veggies/greens? He really needs to eat and of course, hay is the best thing for him, but he needs to get some food in his system and keep it going. If he has some favorite greens that you think he would eat, it seems like you should try some. If you dampened them first, that would give Gilbert some added fluids, especially important if he isn’t drinking much. You may not want to go against your vet’s instructions, but you do need to get him to eat. Do you have any baby simethicone to give him? You can get that at drug stores and grocery stores and it can be very helpful if a bunny has gas.

[jesstheskatingbunny]

I just think he is still in pain they sent him home without metacam which I am hoping as long as I can keep food in his system and things running we can get to the vet in 10 hours when they reopen.

I am going ahead with critical care he seemed to perk up for 10 seconds after I gave it to him. But is now back to being a loaf.

They didnt say why not to give him veggies and I am very very tempted because to lose our progress after getting him sort of turned around would be a nightmare. This is already a nightmare.

[jesstheskatingbunny]

I want to call the emegency after hours number but I am not sure it is an emergency. He just is uncomfy.

[Bam]

He could have gas. Try to make him move around a bit. Baby gas drops are often effective as well.
I’d try some wet greens too, as Tobyluv suggests. Parsley or cilantro is often appreciated. It’s important that he eats and gets fluids in him.

[LittlePuffyTail]

How is your bun doing now? If he is still unwell, the vet should probably do X-rays to see if there is anything going on. This is my vet’s usual first go to.

[jesstheskatingbunny]

Gilbert stayed another three nights and is back home again. I am less worried but still worried. He is flopped out in his cage relaxed.

Everything seems good its just hard not to worry.

[Bam]

Sending him so many good healing-vibes (((((Gilbert)))))
Poor little sweetie, get well now!

[jesstheskatingbunny]

I can’t find any post stasis does or donts or info on what after is like and that is scary. There just seems less info for the after math.

Like he is eatting and poopping and moving about but he seems to be resting a lot. Which I get he has had an ordeal and I am hoping in a few days he will be his usual Gilbert self.

Thanks for the support guys it has been a hard year I lost my Moe bunny (the bunny in the picture) to a blockage caused by eatting my box spring so Gilbert getting sick a month after getting him was more than awful.

I am hoping that he makes a full recovery.

[LittlePuffyTail]

(((((Get Well Soon Gilbert)))))

[Bam]

There are no special do’s and don’t after a bout of stasis – but it can take a long time, several weeks, for a bunny to fully recover. Some buns benefit from some extra Critical Care for a while after, rabbit vet Molly varga says rabbit probiotics are good (choose one that has saccahromyces cerevisiae or enterococcus faecium or both, both these probiotics survive in the GI tract of the bunny and are types that occur naturally in bunnies’ guts).

You will obviosly need to keep an eye, have simethicone at home for potential bouts of gas, make sure he gets proper hydration (some buns prefer bowls over bottles or the other way around).

It is very scary when your bun gets sick, and when you’ve lost one pet to sth similar, it’s extremely scary.

(((((Get well soon Gilbert)))))

[jesstheskatingbunny]

I am hoping all stays well in till next thursday I am all out of funds this whole thing costing $400. He is eatting and pooping still very quiet it seems which worries me and he seems still slightly uncomfotable. I wish I had the money to take him back to the vet just to check him over before next thursday but I still owe $59.

I am constantly hovering worried about him. I take him out of his cage (he lives in a 7 ft. Enclosure with outside supervised play time he hops all through the house. We were outside on his leesh and he hopped. Trying to limit as he has lost a bit if weight during this whole ordeal.

[Bam]

It is good if he moves around in the house. It helps the tummy work, can inspire an appetite plus it can help him feel happy – happy is important for healing. Try to supplement him with Critical Care so he gains his weight back. CC has good fiber and all nutrients he needs, and he really must eat.

It does sound very hopeful to me that he hops around – poorly bunnies are reluctant to move around a lot, they have a deep instinct to hide since predators are expert at spotting bunnies that aren’t well. There are no predators in your house of course, but his genetic makeup doesn’t know that.

Did the vet ever say why he wasn’t to have any greens?

[jesstheskatingbunny]

I guess the whole greenies being eliminated and barely any pellets (he gets a sprinkle every couple of hours like 6-8 little pieces enough to make him think he still gets some) is the whole stasis issue. I was defintly probably giving him to many pellets and the only newish thing I had added was kale.

His tummy is still tender but he is eatting and pooping and peeing and moving. So all good signs.

I am 99% positive he has pinworms and I plan on taking a poop sample in and not sure if he is healthy enough to risk treating but I can see it in his poop. Ugh.

I am debating if the stress of taking him to be checked over next thursday is worth the car ride. I just got him settled I hate to unsettle him again.

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