Patty

Posted on August 21, 2018January 22, 2019 by Craig Snow

DOB: 1/1/2012 Sex: Female Breed: Mini-Lop Color: Dark grey & white Index: 18-072

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Wow! We've featured 21 days of "Did You Know?" for the Easter season. We hope that you enjoyed the series and maybe learned a little something along the way. And we're guessing you enjoyed our adoptable bunns! We end the series with Farrah who is an adorable and super friendly young ginger who is excited to meet you and your rabbit!

Tomorrow we're making an adoption announcement - it's about two rabbits who have spent their entire lives with us but went to their forever home yesterday! Hint: when Santa stopped by on Christmas Eve they asked him to find them a real home this year. Santa looked far and wide and...

DID YOU KNOW that the number one killer of rabbits is GI Stasis? The most common symptom is that your rabbit will stop eating. At the shelter if a rabbit refuses their banana slice and papaya tab, and they don't seem to be feeling well in general, we immediately suspect they may be "in stasis."

If you're rabbit is refusing to eat the next step is to take their temperature. If it is below normal it's probably stasis and time is of the essence because a rabbit's temperature can fall quickly and they die from hypothermia within hours.

(Other common symptoms include no or very small feces, loud gurgling noises in their tummy, lethargy, and hunching in a ball due to pain.)

So yes, GI Stasis is very serious and can be terminal if not treated quickly. If your rabbit is showing symptoms of stasis contact your vet immediately. At the shelter we treat them by warming the rabbit up with pet heating pads (a bag with grain heated in the microwave is a good tool for this), motility drugs, warm sub-cu fluids, simethicone if there is any bloating, and pain medication.

PLEASE learn how to recognize the symptoms of stasis, talk to your veterinarians about it, and ask them to show you how to take your rabbit's temperature.

Learn more about GI Stasis here coloradohrs.org/gi-stasis/ and here myhouserabbit.com/rabbit-health/gi-stasis-in-rabbits-a-deadly-condition/ and here rabbit.org/gastrointestinal-stasis-the-silent-killer-2/ ...

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