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"Strangulated stomach" - what is this?

clutterydrawer

Wise Old Thumper
My landlady's rabbit, a lovely little chocolate dutch, was sadly PTS today. She has always been a bit of a one for tipping her head back and breathing fast but today was doing it to an extreme and her nostrils were blue.

The vet said she had a "strangulated stomach" and he intestine was totally empty (she had an x-ray) and that there was no hope.

I was wondering if anyone has any info on this condition as I've not heard of it before?? What causes it - an outside event or something underlying in the rabbit?

Did a quick forum search but no results. RIP little Rosie. x
 
I'm sorry to hear of your landlady's loss :cry:

I'm guessing the vet was talking about gastric dilatation and volvulous? Bloat, basically.

I think I would attribute the odd breathing to a heart condition but the two were probably related in some way. I'm sure someone with greater knowledge will correct me if I'm amiss.
 
It could have been that the stomach or part of the gut had twisted, so rather than food or gas blocking it, the actually tube itself is twisted and impassible. Even on a bigger animal it's often fatal even if they operate as it can cut off the circulation to the tissue so part of the gut dies.

I think it's more common, or at least diagnosed more, in dogs/horses if that helps the googling.
 
Yeah, look up colic in horses. Twisted gut specifically. Horses and rabbits are very similar GI tract wise (apart from caecotrophs).
 
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