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
• Surgery: Anesthesia can stop the gut, and Post-Surgical GI stasis is common.
• Not Enough Fiber
• Wool Block
• Intestinal Torsion/Colic
• Moldy feed
• 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.
• dehydration is common and it may be advised to seek veterinary care for SC fluids. Typically LR 100cc SC.