Rabbit not pooping

[Jumpy's mom]

Hi guys! 

Jumpy has not pooped from at least the morning, possibly from the night. last night, I have noticed that he was sleeping instead of playing around and chewing the bars. I thought that it was because we took him outside for a longer time than usual. Today in the morning I have noticed that he hasn’t ate his pellets. We have went out and bought Simethicone. I have given him 3 doses since. He has ate some veggies and alfalfa hay but no pellets. We think that he has GI stasis. There are no rabbit vets in our area at all. We are afraid that it might be because of his long hairs. We trimmed his hair everywhere. Do you guys have an idea to help him recover?

Update: He has been drinking water and eating apple sauce. He had 1 soft poop and he also peed through out the day.  

[12345ABCDE]

He needs a vet. ASAP. It can be a case of life or death

[Jumpy's mom]

There are only 5 rabbit vets in Israel and all of them are more than 5 hours of driving. We gave him another dose and he seems to be a bit better.

[BanditCamp]

I agree a vet would be preferable, tell them it’s a gi stasis emergency for a bunny and they should fit you in almost immidately, if they don’t or refuse to find another vet. At this point any vet will do.

If all else fails this is your self care reccomendation, if your bunny is just pressing his tummy to the ground he might have gas.

Give your bunny a simethicone product orally – Commonly sold over-the-counter products include Infant’s Phazyme, or Infant’s Mylicon. Give 1/3 of a dropper (0.3ml) for smaller bunnies, or ½ dropper (0.5ml) for larger bunnies every 4-6 hours until your bunny appears to lay down in her normal manner, or she beings to eat again. A Gas relief product is a good thing to have on hand in your rabbit care emergency kit.

You can also if available Take care of her digestive tract and make sure she is hydrated – Chances are your bunny has not eaten because of the pain. We must make sure the good flora (bacteria) in her intestines are still present in her system. Give her some acidophilus twice a day during this episode, or one ml of Benebac. Pedialyte can be added to make a manageable liquid if you are using acidophilus in powder form to syringe the mixture directly into her mouth. Give as much as she will take, being careful to drop the liquid slowly into the side of her mouth. Do not squirt it into her mouth as she could breathe it into her lungs.

If all else fails and nothing is available Apply tummy massage – Rubbing your bunny’s tummy in a gentle manner will help to ease the pain and expedite the relief. To this gently and I’d you feel something HARD and it’s not bone it’s best to see a vet asap

[Jumpy's mom]

I am not sure that these are available in Israel.

[12345ABCDE]

I don’t know what else to suggest. This isn’t going to sort itself out.

[BanditCamp]

What part of Israel, I’ve been there on deployment and I might be able to help you. Contact this number and see if there is any reccomendation that your vet can give you

052-6234838

http://www.alfavet.co.il/new_english_home_page.html

You can also contact Dr. Amir Maurer through this webpage and he has a question site locates on that page as well

http://www.animal-hospital.org/Exotic-Pets-Veterinarian-Israel.html

If all else fails here is a list of vets in Israel who specialise in exotic animals and they might have numbers or friends who can help

http://www.veterinby.com/israel-vet/

[Jumpy's mom]

He is almost completely back to himself. He has also ate a large piece of lettuce.

[Bam]

Great news, Jumpy’s mom! It could have been a bout of gas. Keep a close eye on him and make sure he eats and drinks, if he doesn’t, you’ll need to syringe feed him.

In Israel simethicone baby gas drops seem to be called Simicol. They are prescription free and it’s good to keep some at home, because when a bun has tummy trouble, they can be given as a first aid without harming the bun. Their intended use is for human babies, but Medirabbit recommends them for rabbits. They are not licensed for animal use though.

[Jumpy's mom]

Posted By BanditCamp on 4/29/2017 12:01 PM

What part of Israel, I’ve been there on deployment and I might be able to help you. Contact this number and see if there is any reccomendation that your vet can give you

052-6234838

http://www.alfavet.co.il/new_english_home_page.html

You can also contact Dr. Amir Maurer through this webpage and he has a question site locates on that page as well

http://www.animal-hospital.org/Exotic-Pets-Veterinarian-Israel.html

If all else fails here is a list of vets in Israel who specialise in exotic animals and they might have numbers or friends who can help

http://www.veterinby.com/israel-vet/

I live in the north part of Israel where most vets are in the central.

[Jumpy's mom]

Posted By bam on 4/29/2017 12:35 PM

Great news, Jumpy’s mom! It could have been a bout of gas. Keep a close eye on him and make sure he eats and drinks, if he doesn’t, you’ll need to syringe feed him.

In Israel simethicone baby gas drops seem to be called Simicol. They are prescription free and it’s good to keep some at home, because when a bun has tummy trouble, they can be given as a first aid without harming the bun. Their intended use is for human babies, but Medirabbit recommends them for rabbits. They are not licensed for animal use though.

He is pretty active and eats pretty well everything but pellets (never really liked them). He did had a pretty large soft poop so in total two bad poops and no others

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