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Personally I would continue the critical care, gas relief, juices and probiotics until you can talk to the vet again. Better safe than sorry.

If it happens again, as soon as you notice I would recommend starting simethicone at about 1cc ever hour for three hours and then once every three hours, force feeding (Pellets soaked in water, baby food or a mixture of both) and keep the fluids going. Pedialyte is good to keep them hydrated...

Oscar passed away yesterday morning at 10:15 a.m. in my arms. I am fairly sure he was battling mucoid enteritis. He had had GI related problems that would come and go for quite a while that the vet couldn't explain. He had been unable to maintain his full healthy weight (about 18 pounds) for...

Thanks for your thoughts. At your suggestion I looked into coccidiosis and his symptoms are definately more in line with mucoid enteritis. Each poo is one or two soft but round turds and a bunch of clear rounds and stringy mucous globs. We had an episode of his temp dropping to 98 at lunch but...

I have a 4.5 year old French Lop named Oscar. He came to me from a rescue at 8 months of age when he had stasis while recovering from his neuter. He currently weighs 10 pounds, which is very thin for him. Under the best of circumstances I have trouble keeping weight on him, but when he's sick...