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Help with stasis drugs

HoneyBear

HoneyBear

Mama Doe
Bear has eaten about 5 fibre pellets on his own this morning and taken critical care, metacam and water from a syringe.
I've given him a tummy massage and chased him around a bit to get his tummy moving.
Another day admitted at the vets I feel would set him back, he's very stress and would prefer to be in his own environment.
Just wondering if there is anything that I could ask the vets for to use at home?
 
Is he on pain relief? It's essential to get a bun through stasis IMO

The usual drugs are injectable metaclopromide and Metacam, both have to be prescribed by a vet
 
Before we lost Dee she was in heavy stasis and we had metoclopramide (sp?) which I think is a gut stimulant. This was given 3x daily and definitely made a difference the previous times she had stasis (we lost her before she recovered this time).
 
The fact that Bear has eaten something is very positive, I agree he would prefer to be at home Good luck with whatever you decide.
 
Beau had stasis last week. I'm not sure exactly what he had at the vets, he was admitted on the Monday evening, then came home over night as I thought he'd be happier, and then admitted to a different vet the next day. I know he had pain relief and gut stimulant via injection, plus subcutaneous fluids. We were sent home with meloxidyl for pain relief, zantac for gut mobility, fibreplex for gut recolonisation and recovery to keep his tummy full. The meloxidyl, zantac and fibreplex were all twice a day.

How much recovery have you been advised to give him? I saw a bunny expert a few years ago (Beau used to get stasis a lot) and she said one of the big problems is that vets advise people to give too small an amount. My vet said to give him 20mls every 3 hours when he was at his worst (ie. not eating at all on his own), reducing to 3 times a day once he was eating on his own again. We use an enormous syringe as it has a bigger nozzle, we got it from the vets, but we have used an icing syringe from the supermarket before at a pinch.
 
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We have just been giving him as much recovery as he will tolerate but not so concerned now he has eaten a little.
Spoke to another vet who was shocked I hadn't been sent home with any medication, I am going to pick up 3 types of meds in an hour for him and booking an appointment later on just in case he's not improving and they will admit him for fluids.
Also going to pop in and get some coriander which is his favourite :)
 
HoneyBear said:
We have just been giving him as much recovery as he will tolerate but not so concerned now he has eaten a little.
Spoke to another vet who was shocked I hadn't been sent home with any medication, I am going to pick up 3 types of meds in an hour for him and booking an appointment later on just in case he's not improving and they will admit him for fluids.
Also going to pop in and get some coriander which is his favourite :)
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My vet says that keeping their tummy full is the single most important thing, and was shocked that the first vet had sent us home without recovery.
 
Cisapride ! Its brilliant. Its is also a gut stimulant but is much better than metaclop (sp).

Its the only thing that will get one of my buns guts moving again.

A good exotic vet should be able to prescribe it for you

Good luck
 
Most vets would give metaclopromide, but the specialist Mark Rowland at Trinity Vets said that Cisapride is better, and that is what he gives me to take home in case a bun goes into stasis, along with a big bottle of metacam.
 
Well, my vet usually gives this for stasis treatment:

1) meloxicam for pain relief (essential).
2) metoclopramide 3 times a day
3) zantac 3 times a day
4) a bit of lactulose 3 times a day.

This seems to kickstart Billy's gut in no time. It's a lot of meds though.

You are going to keep him on zantac while he is in stasis, to keep his stomach acids in check, so that he doesn't develop an ulcer (since he will be eating little for a time).

Cisapside and Domperidone are pretty good too.
 
fruitandnutcake said:
Most vets would give metaclopromide, but the specialist Mark Rowland at Trinity Vets said that Cisapride is better, and that is what he gives me to take home in case a bun goes into stasis, along with a big bottle of metacam.
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That's interesting. I think it depends where the food isn't being pushed along.

Trinity always give fluids straight away and Doughnut is only sent home once she is eating and pooping normally. She is on metaclop so you should get that as that works on the top gut and she has cisapride as an emergency in case she doesn't go at all as that will push the food along the bottom gut, where she doesn't have that much trouble with.

I would definitely get the metaclop and also some fresh grass as I've found Doughnuts tummy is so good now I pick grass for her in the evening and morning. I also give her infracol and she no longer has gas so wants to keep eating. I would give him that too as it doesn't interfere with other medicines and will keep his tummy gas free. Fibreplex is also good to have on hand but I don't bother with this now she is on metaclop.

I would try and get some fluid into him.
 
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