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Article on GI Stasis
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rabbitabby
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Anyone who has had rabbits or even chinchillas for some time has had some kind of GI stasis scare.. I posted this in hopes of helping newer owners realize what it is, and how to prevent it if possible! 
Oooh I'd forgotten that article! Lost all my 'favourites' when my computer crashed, and those articles by Dana Krempels are brilliant! There's a whole load of them from here
http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/rabbithealth.html
Lost all my 'favourites' when my computer crashed, and those articles by Dana Krempels are brilliant! There's a whole load of them from herehttp://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/rabbithealth.html
Good article - thanks.
Albert is still in hospital with GI problems.
I am going to send this article to the completely clueless vet locum we first saw who told us that "small animals like this hold food in their stomach and it will be OK for two to three days".
Obviously, we didn't wait, but after taking the poor bun home and seeing her not move for hours (he gave her a jab of antibiotics, no metaclopramide!) I wonder if that has contributed to the duration of her being poorly. The journey there and back stressed her. Fortunately, the nurse there knew more about rabbits than the vet.
I am so annoyed at this 'vet', who should have checked for goodness sake, rather than trotting out rubbish and compromising my pet's life while taking several hundred pounds.
I am annoyed at myself for not being more forceful with him at the time. Grrrrrrrrr!
As you can tell, I am pretty upset about Albert's scenario, and now she has become unbonded from our other rabbit – three fights within minutes of being exposed to one another.
Albert is still in hospital with GI problems.
I am going to send this article to the completely clueless vet locum we first saw who told us that "small animals like this hold food in their stomach and it will be OK for two to three days".
Obviously, we didn't wait, but after taking the poor bun home and seeing her not move for hours (he gave her a jab of antibiotics, no metaclopramide!) I wonder if that has contributed to the duration of her being poorly. The journey there and back stressed her. Fortunately, the nurse there knew more about rabbits than the
vet.I am so annoyed at this
'vet', who should have checked for goodness sake, rather than trotting out rubbish and compromising my pet's life while taking several hundred pounds.I am annoyed at myself for not being more forceful with him at the time. Grrrrrrrrr!
As you can tell, I am pretty upset about Albert's scenario, and now she has become unbonded from our other rabbit – three fights within minutes of being exposed to one another.
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It really annoys me when vets just make stuff up >( I respect them a lot more if they say 'I don't know what to do but I'm going to try and find out'.
A lot of the time when I was younger I had to tell them how to treat my small animals >( Thankfully now I have the best vet EVAR!
A lot of the time when I was younger I had to tell them how to treat my small animals >( Thankfully now I have the best vet EVAR!
