Coleslaw

49# mibu

No its not about farting or not.

A common killer of rabbits is GI Statis, or Gastro Intestinal Stasis. Basically something caused the rabbit's digestive track and intestines to stop moving, therefore they get constipated and stops eating and everything stops functioning altogether.

Rabbits cannot pass gas, and a buildup of gas in the stomach is a common cause of discomfort for the rabbit.  Since rabbits are very sensitive animals, a little bit of stress or discomfort can lead to GI Statis. That's why its best to stick to leafy greens as their main vegetable, and avoid broccoli or cauliflower or anything that has is mainly stem. My bun seems to get some gas from bak choi too so I have also stopped feeding bak choi, but different buns are different.

I only feed the yogurt drops once in a blue moon and cut down on fruits and and carrot and sweet stuff, because too much sweet stuff can cause diabetes in rabbits and other issues. Also rabbits have a sweet tooth so they may get picky and stop eating healthier vegetables

smt

they have a new kind now... vrra carries them.
still from oxbow, but from what olga told me... they discontinued the previous one becos the production cost was too high or something.. so they new ch ...
chocobun 發表於 2009-5-28 02:54

ohoh where can I get that??

chocobun

52# smt


www.vrra.org

mibu

how do you know they have gas then?

chocobun

when they stop pooping..... and their tummy feels hard and gassy when you softly press on it..... but by then it might be to late

so best is to avoid food that gives gas

auyatyat

it's a rabbit forum here..haha
so nice to have so many rabbit friends here

Coleslaw

54# mibu

When you see that the rabbit's is suddenly not eating as much, or not eating at all, or not pooping, you know for sure they are sick. Then if the stomach feels hard and feels swollen/bloated, its very likely a gas buildup, although it could also be other illnesses. Watch out for these things and catch it early.

cinderelly

hey how many times did your buns have tummy problems?
mine had it 3 times out of the 5+ years that we had him.
1 time we brought him to anderson, the other 2 times to west blvd. (only the last time was seen by dr potter though)

auyatyat

我隻兔兔今年三歲,試過一次肚痾...
佢夜晚2點幾開始痾,本來諗住等朝早8點即刻去睇醫生
陪o左佢成晚,到6點幾又無事,結果無去睇
依家一切正常

cinderelly

diarrhea? my bunny has never had diarrhea
all 3 times when he was sick he just stopped eating. the first 2 times were more severe. this last time he recovered a lot faster =) and each time the vets didn't really know what caused the problem =\