Gothymama
Warren Scout
This morning i found one of my bunnies looking not quite right and certainly not his normal self. Every morning my bunnies are let out for free time (individually at present) while mucking out their hutches and preparing their breakfasts. This morning Gizmo did n't want to come out of his hutch which was very unusual, he had to be coaxed out, he went up the garden and led down on the decking, normally he would be running around and sniffing everything he can, after cleaning out i put him back in his hutch with his normal hay,pellets and veggies, his normal routine is to gobble up all his veggies as quick as he can, this morning he wouldn't touch them, by this time i'm starting to get concerned, i kept an eye on him and thoroughly examined him for fly strike which is always a big fear for us bunny keepers, everything was clear, several checks later everything was still clear, however about 2 hours after mucking out there wasn't a sign of a single fress poo, this is very odd indeed, so once again i checked his bum, by this time he still hadn't eaten any of his breakfast, on examining his bottom he had one poo pellet very hard stuck to his bottom, so i removed it and found ingested hair attached, his tummy had also swollen up, this caused panic and immediatley called the vet and asked for an emergency appointment. Gizmo was seen by the vet this afternoon and it seems he has GI stasis, he now has meds to be taken and as i haven't seen him drink water today he is also being given water by syringe, he has since eaten his veggies and a small amount of hay but no pellets. This is my 1st episode of dealing with bunny sickness and one give away that he was sick was he was lead in his hutch on his tummy and his body was trembling, thankfully the vet said i had got him there before it got serious and advanced, but my Gizmo is feeling very sorry for himself and he just isn't his normal self and yes i am very worried about him.
I have found this article on GI stasis and have posted the link below as i think it's important that other owners know how to recognise the symptoms, i am still trying to figure out what has caused this as i don't want to see my bunny like this again, it is very upsetting to see your bunny trembling in his hutch and working frantically through a list of what it might be, i even put a box in his hutch with a blanket in, just in case he was cold and he ignored it, when normally anything new given to him is greeted with a lot of investigating.
i'm on tenter hooks now until Gizmo gets better, he goes back to the vet in the morning to be checked over and i think it's going to be a long night
http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/ileus.html
I have found this article on GI stasis and have posted the link below as i think it's important that other owners know how to recognise the symptoms, i am still trying to figure out what has caused this as i don't want to see my bunny like this again, it is very upsetting to see your bunny trembling in his hutch and working frantically through a list of what it might be, i even put a box in his hutch with a blanket in, just in case he was cold and he ignored it, when normally anything new given to him is greeted with a lot of investigating.
i'm on tenter hooks now until Gizmo gets better, he goes back to the vet in the morning to be checked over and i think it's going to be a long night
http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/ileus.html