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please help!!!

H

haleyhop

Young Bun
:cry:
just got home from work, i have been gone for about 12hours as i had a meeting, and stewie is hunched over in the corner of his cage (as if he was cold), he wont eat any of his veg (which he normally eats without stopping for breath!), and he wont really move, except to move away from me when i try to touch him. He has had veg this morning and has access to hay and water, but it doesnt look like he has touched much :cry:.
He was fine last night ate his dinner, and was doing binkies!
any ideas?

update - i just wanted to mention that it looks like he has done poops
 
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if hes not eating and drinking he should go to a vet... i almost lost alvin this weekend to stasis.. he refused food and drink all day and there was no poops either :(

he became very dehydrated and had to be put on a drip overnight
 
The quicker you get him to the vet, the more chance he has of getting better, so you're doing the right thing. Hope he's ok.
 
just got back, its not good, its stasis :cry:
She said the odds aren't good either, he had a very low temp, and she said he was rock hard. They will call tomorrow about 11am and let me know.
I feel so sad, got home and looked at his empty cage, and just bawled :cry:
thanks for all the vibes and support :)
 
haleyhop said:
just got back, its not good, its stasis :cry:
She said the odds aren't good either, he had a very low temp, and she said he was rock hard. They will call tomorrow about 11am and let me know.
I feel so sad, got home and looked at his empty cage, and just bawled :cry:
thanks for all the vibes and support :)
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they wouldnt give me any promises either hun (alvin was completely empty).... im sending as many vibes as i can make xxxxxx
 
haleyhop said:
just got back, its not good, its stasis :cry:
She said the odds aren't good either, he had a very low temp, and she said he was rock hard. They will call tomorrow about 11am and let me know.
I feel so sad, got home and looked at his empty cage, and just bawled :cry:
thanks for all the vibes and support :)
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*vibes*

I hope he'll get through this. Stasis is so scary because it's an open mine field. Hopefully once they get some fluids into him along with pain meds and gut stimulants it might help things move along. Keep us posted :(
 
If he is rock hard then it is bloat. The best way, according to Dr. H Brown's book, is to use a tube to feed thru the mouth, and empty the gas inside.

Then use metocloprimide and cisapride to jump start the digestive sys., and use infacol to remove any further gas.

But if it is a physical blockage, you have to do surgery, the blockage is most likely at the entrance of the small intestine.

The easiest way to tell is to see if there were any urine or poos coming out since he went to the clinic. IF there isn't, then chances are a physical blockage. You have to look for his surrounding, find out if he chew any furniture or carpet
 
no news yet???

that must be good (hoping so anyhows) sending fresh vibes for the little man and his mum
 
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