Hi all,
My bunny Wenet is 2.5 years. We noticed yesterday morning that she wasn’t excited to see her breakfast as she usually is, and that she was actually hunching in her litterbox scared-like. We waited a few hours and we saw that she didn’t poop/pee nor eat, and was behaving strange. So we ran to the animal hospital. They did xrays and just noticed that her tummy was a bit enlarged, but no obstruction. They said she probably had gi stasis and sent us home with metoclopramide, meloxicam and critical care force feeding.
Ever since we came from the vet she seemed to us even worse than before. She remained frozen on a corner the entire night (and I woke up several times throughout the night to check on her. At one point in the middle of the night she did eat the leaves that I gave her, and munched the hay, but nothing else. I’ve force fed her two doses of critical care now (20 ml each) between yesterday night and this morning, and about one hour ago she ate three pellets from my husband’s hand. However she spends the whole time either frozen or laying down in one spot. She doesn’t drink on her own —I’ve been force feeding her a bit of water although the vet didn’t mention that. Sometimes she’s completely still and even if I put my hand or food in front of her she doesn’t react — the only hint that she’s alive is her quiet breathing.
What’s worse, since yesterday morning (so more than 24 hours now) I haven’t seen her poop nor pee. I don’t want to take her to the vet yet because I have the impression that she got very stressed after her visit yesterday (when the nurse was giving her the meds in front of me to show me the method, her third eye lid got all swollen, I’ve never seen her doing that). I did call them and I’m waiting for the doc to call me back (although she’s a different one).
How long can a rabbit go without pooping or peeing while on stasis? Should I expect her being a bit more reactive yet or is it still early? Any tips?
Thank you!!
My bunny Wenet is 2.5 years. We noticed yesterday morning that she wasn’t excited to see her breakfast as she usually is, and that she was actually hunching in her litterbox scared-like. We waited a few hours and we saw that she didn’t poop/pee nor eat, and was behaving strange. So we ran to the animal hospital. They did xrays and just noticed that her tummy was a bit enlarged, but no obstruction. They said she probably had gi stasis and sent us home with metoclopramide, meloxicam and critical care force feeding.
Ever since we came from the vet she seemed to us even worse than before. She remained frozen on a corner the entire night (and I woke up several times throughout the night to check on her. At one point in the middle of the night she did eat the leaves that I gave her, and munched the hay, but nothing else. I’ve force fed her two doses of critical care now (20 ml each) between yesterday night and this morning, and about one hour ago she ate three pellets from my husband’s hand. However she spends the whole time either frozen or laying down in one spot. She doesn’t drink on her own —I’ve been force feeding her a bit of water although the vet didn’t mention that. Sometimes she’s completely still and even if I put my hand or food in front of her she doesn’t react — the only hint that she’s alive is her quiet breathing.
What’s worse, since yesterday morning (so more than 24 hours now) I haven’t seen her poop nor pee. I don’t want to take her to the vet yet because I have the impression that she got very stressed after her visit yesterday (when the nurse was giving her the meds in front of me to show me the method, her third eye lid got all swollen, I’ve never seen her doing that). I did call them and I’m waiting for the doc to call me back (although she’s a different one).
How long can a rabbit go without pooping or peeing while on stasis? Should I expect her being a bit more reactive yet or is it still early? Any tips?
Thank you!!