She turned down a nanner treat around 2 am (uh oh) and was pressing her stomach onto the floor. I suspected gas perhaps and watched her closely all night. I tried to rub her belly, and didnt hear the usual amount of gurgling noises so between 3-5 am I was teetering on when to make the call. She was full of energy, not lethargic and I was hoping to wait until business hours if possible. (She ate her regular dinner greens around 8pm but no hay after)
When she turned down breakfast at 7 this morning we headed to the vet. They took an xray and confirmed gas. No blockage (yay) gave her some fluids shot under the skin and sent us home with pain medicine and critical care.
She is Not A Fan of that stuff.. or being picked up at all! I’m not sure how to regain her trust. I love my little Fluffer-noodle so much and am just happy she will be ok, even if she never loves me again.
She is jailed in my bedroom for now to make monitoring her easier. She’d like to be free in the house and prefers the living room. Her sister Annie wants in my room so she can hop up onto my bed like she usually does.
I’m the mean parent today.
by beebzalot
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I would suggest giving them treats whenever they approach you. This will train them that your their friend.
Baby gas drops (simethecone)
Rabbits sometimes get upset with their humans, but taking a rabbit to the vet usually only results in the cold shoulder for a few hours. I recommend the effective use of treats. I also recommend verbally walking your rabbit through what is going on and telling her why she needs the medication and how you love her so much that you will keep treating her right even if she doesn’t like it. Some rabbits can understand speech fairly well, although the projected calm in your voice will probably be more important.
Rabbits are generally smart enough to know when someone has saved them from pain or death and they tend to trust humans much more once those humans have helped them through a crisis. I don’t know if GI stasis is glaringly obvious enough in its danger to convince your rabbit to give you loyalty points for making it go away, but it could happen. Telling your rabbit what is going on and what GI stasis is could help in this regard. You deserve those loyalty points—you’re doing a great job!
I like her pince nez