gistatis taking too long.

rajat said:

My 1yr old bunny, maddy, was found with a huge chunk of his own fur last week in his mouth. I immediately took him too a vet, the vet said its due to low fibre in his diet. Next day I found that he is not eating at all and has not produced any droppings. Since the vets in my city were awful and business minded,the kept him on diff medications which were not of any use. Meanwhil in 5 days he pooed only once. Then day before yesterday,the vet said I cannot treat him. So I started searching for new vet. The only one vet, who could treat bunnies was about 600km away from my city. So I called the vet. She asked for medical history and xray
. She finally told me that its hairs in his intestine that's creating problem. Finally, she prescribed liquid praffin, constipation syrup and metaclopramide. This seems to help my bun. She produced droppings after nearly 50-60 hrs , small in size, but at least producing. He is also eating Veggies by himself, thought not at 100% efficiency. He produces droppings after the dose of metaclopramide. Also in all this while, I watched him eating his pooh directly off his but(I know its usual,but is this a good sign). Overall i have just given him 3 doses of metaclopramide so far, and he has produced dropping only after the doses.
So is he on his road to recovery? How long can it take for him to get out of danger and normal?

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rajat said:

My 1yr old bunny, maddy, was found with a huge chunk of his own fur last week in his mouth. I immediately took him too a vet, the vet said its due to low fibre in his diet. Next day I found that he is not eating at all and has not produced any droppings. Since the vets in my city were awful and business minded,the kept him on diff medications which were not of any use. Meanwhil in 5 days he pooed only once. Then day before yesterday,the vet said I cannot treat him. So I started searching for new vet. The only one vet, who could treat bunnies was about 600km away from my city. So I called the vet. She asked for medical history and xray
. She finally told me that its hairs in his intestine that's creating problem. Finally, she prescribed liquid praffin, constipation syrup and metaclopramide. This seems to help my bun. She produced droppings after nearly 50-60 hrs , small in size, but at least producing. He is also eating Veggies by himself, thought not at 100% efficiency. He produces droppings after the dose of metaclopramide. Also in all this while, I watched him eating his pooh directly off his but(I know its usual,but is this a good sign). Overall i have just given him 3 doses of metaclopramide so far, and he has produced dropping only after the doses.
So is he on his road to recovery? How long can it take for him to get out of danger and normal?

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Jack's-Jane said:

Hello

I am sorry that Maddy has not been well and that you have had some difficulty with obtaining ongoing treatment for him. Gut stasis can take several days of intensive treatment ( including prokinetics such as Metoclopramide and Ranitidine, pain relief and fluid therapy -fluids given IV or subcutaneously aswell as orally ) before the GI tract motility returns to normal. GI stasis is often a secondary symptom to another problem. This can include a dietary problem (not enough hay/grass) Dental problems can also develop if a Rabbit is not eating enough hay/grass.

Fur is a normal finding in a Rabbit's GI tract. It only causes a problem when gut motility is compromised, often due to a lack of fibre in the diet.

These links contain a lot of information about GI Stasis :

http://anyflip.com/dvpt/hzvv

http://www.ivis.org/proceedings/wsava/2008/lecture10/70.pdf?LA=1

https://vetgrad.com/show10MinuteTopUp.php?type=&Entity=10MinuteTopUps&ID=41

https://www.nzvna.org.nz/site/nzvna/files/Quizzes/Rabbit Stasis.pdf

This link gives information about the workings of Rabbit gastrointestinal physiology :

https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/ac07/9915d6e64fe1afe442204871cb21c282f31b.pdf

And an article about the Rabbit Digestive system in general :

http://rabbitwelfare.co.uk/pdfs/ROWinter10p7.pdf

For future reference these links relate to advice about the best diet for Pet Rabbits

http://www.therabbithouse.com/diet/

https://rabbitwelfare.co.uk/rabbit-diet/

https://www.harcourt-brown.co.uk/ar...heets/recommended-diet-for-adult-rabbits/view

I hope that Maddy will soon make a full recovery

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rajat said:

Unfortunately, another problem cropped up. Now, my vet has asked me to give only metaclopramide,but every time I give him, situations become worse then ever: He becomes extremely uncomfortable, keeps his face up(nose painting upwards). He is also not eating now, at all; even when I syringe feed him, he spits out. No stool,not even urinating as often as normal. As I told you, the vet is more than 600km away from here, and it's no way, my bun will make it through this long journey, so I have been consulting the vet on calls. But now, the vet is also not replying.
I really don't know what to. Pls help me!!!

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rajat said:

Unfortunately, another problem cropped up. Now, my vet has asked me to give only metaclopramide,but every time I give him, situations become worse then ever: He becomes extremely uncomfortable, keeps his face up(nose painting upwards). He is also not eating now, at all; even when I syringe feed him, he spits out. No stool,not even urinating as often as normal. As I told you, the vet is more than 600km away from here, and it's no way, my bun will make it through this long journey, so I have been consulting the vet on calls. But now, the vet is also not replying.
I really don't know what to. Pls help me!!!

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