GI stasis

Etiology (cause)

• Anything that stops Gut mobility

• Switching Food or Pellets to fast.

• Excess Fruits and Vegetable's. Fresh veg should be limited to no more then 1 or 2 tablespoons total a day, and it is best to use these fresh plants in small quantities for there medicinal properties, or as a supplement then as a main nutrient source because they can unbalance the complete nutrition already in your pellets, as well as too much of a good thing can kill your rabbit by unbalancing their delicate hindgut functionality throwing them into a bacterial overload which leads to bloat and GI stasis.

• Stress

• Not Enough Fiber

• Wool Block

• Mold

• Illness

• Coccidia

Clinical Signs

Pain, Bloat, Tenderness in abdomen, going off feed, little or no poops.

Treatment, Prevention, and Control

Treatment

-1cc Shot of B-12 SC -Give 3cc Sugar water orally, Glucose + water is best. Repeat in 30 minutes. -Give 1cc water and Probiotics, or a Probiotic paste, like Jumpstart or probios. repeat hourly.

if bloated: -Baby Gas Drops(Mylicon) every 15 minutes -Massage the belly gently to help break up

-force feed critical care, or Pellet mash 1-3cc at a time every hour.