Jenk
Well-Known Member
I wonder if anyone might have advice for how I might handle the current (impending?) stasis issue I seem to be facing with my 4-year-old Mini Rex, Emma. She's shedding; I'd been brushing her twice daily and syringing her extra water (w/ some Critical Care) whenever her fecals became smaller and/or drier.
Yesterday, she drank much less water than normal, and her fecals became bone-dry almost immediately. I gave her sub-Q's last night and this morning. I also gave her Metacam and Simethicone yesterday and today. I've been giving her Bromelain daily (to help with the ingested fur) since 7/10, as well as Pro Bi (a prebiotic/probiotic/enzyme supplement). Once her fecals started getting a bit smaller, I also started giving her Phytomucil (a Western herbal supplement that soothes the digestive tract).
This morning, Emma behaved normally; tonight, she looked at her greens and lay back down. I dread the idea that she's again having problems; she had serious issues during her shed this past April and wound up on Reglan and sub-Q's for far longer than I'd have liked.
I've not altered her diet. The only thing different is that she may be eating less hay. (I never know if that's because she doesn't like the hay from a particular flake, or if she may be eating less due to feeling unwell. Either way, the result is the same. *sigh*)
Jenk
PS: Her greens were gone when I checked in on her 45 minutes later. But then I saw a tiny fecal that she passed in her litter box. I'm reaching the panic point; I go through this so often with her. And playing the wait-and-see game doesn't seem to work well with her.
Yesterday, she drank much less water than normal, and her fecals became bone-dry almost immediately. I gave her sub-Q's last night and this morning. I also gave her Metacam and Simethicone yesterday and today. I've been giving her Bromelain daily (to help with the ingested fur) since 7/10, as well as Pro Bi (a prebiotic/probiotic/enzyme supplement). Once her fecals started getting a bit smaller, I also started giving her Phytomucil (a Western herbal supplement that soothes the digestive tract).
This morning, Emma behaved normally; tonight, she looked at her greens and lay back down. I dread the idea that she's again having problems; she had serious issues during her shed this past April and wound up on Reglan and sub-Q's for far longer than I'd have liked.
I've not altered her diet. The only thing different is that she may be eating less hay. (I never know if that's because she doesn't like the hay from a particular flake, or if she may be eating less due to feeling unwell. Either way, the result is the same. *sigh*)
Jenk
PS: Her greens were gone when I checked in on her 45 minutes later. But then I saw a tiny fecal that she passed in her litter box. I'm reaching the panic point; I go through this so often with her. And playing the wait-and-see game doesn't seem to work well with her.