GI stasis
From Bun Club Wiki
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.
