GI stasis

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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.

References