frequent bouts of gastric stasis in a rabbit

RE: frequent bouts of gastric stasis in a rabbit

Robin Grimmer — Fri, 09 Oct 2015 15:50:14 GMT

Thanks for the replies. This rabbit is owned by a local rabbit charity. Lives indoors, they are kept in bonded pairs and they do look after them well. It probably is linked to its lack of incisors I guess, seems the most likely problem. They are usually keen on work ups, so might be worth repeating rads.

RE: frequent bouts of gastric stasis in a rabbit

Martin Atkinson — Fri, 09 Oct 2015 15:22:18 GMT

[quote user="Robin Grimmer"]Do you actually read the posts Martin?[/quote]Clearly not. I tend to shoot first and ask questions later.

RE: frequent bouts of gastric stasis in a rabbit

Robin Grimmer — Fri, 09 Oct 2015 14:56:15 GMT

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whats the state of his cheek teeth

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I said "there haven't been any problems with the cheek teeth"

Do you actually read the posts Martin?

RE: frequent bouts of gastric stasis in a rabbit

Marie Kubiak — Thu, 08 Oct 2015 16:44:35 GMT

What is he fed? And of this what does he actually eat?

What is the management like? Any other pets, small children or exposure to wildlife either directly or through a window?

I would consider dental disease, lack of fibre or repeated stressors as high on the list for this rabbit and would be tempted to do skull radiographs to see if there is evidence of osteomyelitis or apical pathology whilst reviewing the husbandry.

These can be frustrating cases as it is difficult to know where to start if all obvious causes are excluded and then a broad approach needs to be taken, looking for any focus of pain or disease, usually starting with bloods and survey rads of skull and body.

Marie

RE: frequent bouts of gastric stasis in a rabbit

Catriona MacIntyre — Thu, 08 Oct 2015 15:14:16 GMT

I'll second what Martin said.

If not getting enough fibre, I would introduce it slowly, as the rabbit is more likely to accept gradual change than suddenly being presented with nothing but pellets

RE: frequent bouts of gastric stasis in a rabbit

Martin Atkinson — Thu, 08 Oct 2015 10:53:34 GMT

My immediate thought given his dental history is that he's just not getting enough fibre in his diet if he's unable to prehend or chew hay properly - whats the state of his cheek teeth?