EileenH
Well-Known Member
OK, I feel a little stupid here, but I'm still glad I acted on my instinct.
Last night, I had Gulliver out. I noticed that while he was running around, he spent a lot of time by his cage. I was busy doing stuff, got his food together while he was running around and about 11:00 put him away. He seemed fine, gave me some kisses and I went to bed.
This morning, my husband woke me up before it was time for me to get up saying that "something was wrong with the rabbit & he has to go to the vet asap." He went to feed him and noticed he didn't eat anything overnight, and he wouldn't get up. He offered him a craisin and Gulliver still wouldn't get up. Definitely something is wrong.
So, I tried to rouse him and he was definitely off; refused food, refused craisins, his front paws were kind of clenched into the rug. After a few minutes, he got up but only to move to the other side of cage, away from me, and laid right back down.
Of COURSE, today is the day that his vet is not technically open; I knew they were there but aren't open for regular appts. In a bit of a panic, I left a message that I was bringing him in. I heated up a snuggle safe and was on my way.
I dropped him off because they couldn't see me right away; they said they'd call me when they looked at him. So about 10:00, I get a call that his temp is fine, he had a little gas but nothing really much and he is chowing down hay. I don't know if it was the heat from the snuggle safe or the car ride, but he seemed to be on the mend.
Embarrased? You betcha.
They kept him all day and we picked him up tonight. He seems to be over whatevercaused theproblem.
So, I've been reading a lot of the posts here about stasis, and it seems that many of you perhaps would not have run out with their bunny.
I did feel, and so did my husband, that it was an emergency and thought it was better to err on the side of caution.
If he had slowed down, I probably would have tried SQ fluids, Metacam, canned pumpkin, tummy rubs etc.. But he was totally off his food; he was cool, his ears were white, and he seemed to be in a lot of pain based on his being stretched out and digging his claws into the rug. I thought it was a little beyond working it out at home first.
I see a lot of you say that you spend the day syringing them and watching them, etc.. but how do you do that if you have to go to work? I just read so many stories about bunnies crashing and dying within 24 hours; I can't imagine just going to work.
Stasis is so scary. I'm just wondering how you deal with it and when you know it's time to run them to the vet?
PS - I couldn't even monitor his poop; I had to go to a physical, and was out all day, so I hadn't had a chance to change his litter box. So there were a bunch of good poop in there from before, so I couldn't even monitor any small or odd shaped poop.
Last night, I had Gulliver out. I noticed that while he was running around, he spent a lot of time by his cage. I was busy doing stuff, got his food together while he was running around and about 11:00 put him away. He seemed fine, gave me some kisses and I went to bed.
This morning, my husband woke me up before it was time for me to get up saying that "something was wrong with the rabbit & he has to go to the vet asap." He went to feed him and noticed he didn't eat anything overnight, and he wouldn't get up. He offered him a craisin and Gulliver still wouldn't get up. Definitely something is wrong.
So, I tried to rouse him and he was definitely off; refused food, refused craisins, his front paws were kind of clenched into the rug. After a few minutes, he got up but only to move to the other side of cage, away from me, and laid right back down.
Of COURSE, today is the day that his vet is not technically open; I knew they were there but aren't open for regular appts. In a bit of a panic, I left a message that I was bringing him in. I heated up a snuggle safe and was on my way.
I dropped him off because they couldn't see me right away; they said they'd call me when they looked at him. So about 10:00, I get a call that his temp is fine, he had a little gas but nothing really much and he is chowing down hay. I don't know if it was the heat from the snuggle safe or the car ride, but he seemed to be on the mend.
Embarrased? You betcha.
They kept him all day and we picked him up tonight. He seems to be over whatevercaused theproblem.
So, I've been reading a lot of the posts here about stasis, and it seems that many of you perhaps would not have run out with their bunny.
I did feel, and so did my husband, that it was an emergency and thought it was better to err on the side of caution.
If he had slowed down, I probably would have tried SQ fluids, Metacam, canned pumpkin, tummy rubs etc.. But he was totally off his food; he was cool, his ears were white, and he seemed to be in a lot of pain based on his being stretched out and digging his claws into the rug. I thought it was a little beyond working it out at home first.
I see a lot of you say that you spend the day syringing them and watching them, etc.. but how do you do that if you have to go to work? I just read so many stories about bunnies crashing and dying within 24 hours; I can't imagine just going to work.
Stasis is so scary. I'm just wondering how you deal with it and when you know it's time to run them to the vet?
PS - I couldn't even monitor his poop; I had to go to a physical, and was out all day, so I hadn't had a chance to change his litter box. So there were a bunch of good poop in there from before, so I couldn't even monitor any small or odd shaped poop.