I need help....My rabbit, Sweetheart, 7 years old, was diagnosed before Christmas with Gastrointestinal Stasis. She has been on motility drugs, fluids injected under her skin, gas meds, and critical care food for over 1 month now. Even though she's continued eating greens, she refuses to eat her pellets, straw and some treats that she loved before all this started. She has always had a high fiber diet, and plenty of exercise to I'm really not sure what prompted all this. Now, we have a new problem... she is losing hair around her hind legs and private area.....this may have started because of too much fluids and she was continually wet giving her urine burn. But, now she is still losing her hair and it just looks horrible. I'm at a loss as to what to do next. I'm bathing her and applying Calendula gel, but not sure what else to do. Any suggestions?
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Gastrointestinal Stasis
- Thread starter llepore
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Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
GI stasis is usually a symptom of another underlying problem. Has you Vet run any diagnostics ?
Is your Doe spayed ?
Is your Doe spayed ?
helgalush
Wise Old Thumper
Really sorry to hear your bunny is so poorly. Glad she has you to look after her.
I agree with Jane that it would be good to know what is causing the two problems, and hope that you and your vet are able to run some tests for her.
Do you have a good bunny-savvy vet? If you are not sure, you could post a thread on here asking for a recommendation for your area?
I agree with Jane that it would be good to know what is causing the two problems, and hope that you and your vet are able to run some tests for her.
Do you have a good bunny-savvy vet? If you are not sure, you could post a thread on here asking for a recommendation for your area?
helgalush
Wise Old Thumper
PS with the urine burn it is important to keep bunny dry underneath so if you can put any absorbent bedding in the hutch or base then this may help to draw some of the liquid away from her bottom - I have been using vet bed but it needs constant washing and so have recently tried puppy training pads which make things a lot easier.
