GI Statis? Stress? Realation?

[Spring]

Friday I took Pepsi out to get her nails doneall went well just a little anxious afterwards but I felt she hadcalmed down after a good prance around the living room.

I got her back in the cage later Friday and she flopped over (Idescribed this in my other two posts) and for an hour or so didn't eatanything. I figured it was from her being scared at having her nailstrimmed, but from Friday to Sunday she ate almost nothing and stayedquietly in her box for almost all of Saturday and Sunday. I putvegetables near her face, she took them at times.

Yesterday she ate a resonable amount of food. She'spooping/peeing/acting normal just the poops are a little ovalandjust a bit smaller then usual. She eatsvegetablesby herself and ate a large amount of celery lastnight. Should I still be worrying about GI statis?

Also, I've noticed (Not sure if this is a problem) but when she eatsthose thin stalky parts from the timothy hay, sometimes it take her afew chomps with her front teeth to bite it in two and by that time itfalls. Could she not have a good grip on her food? She also usuallyonly eats the thin grassy looking parts of the alfalfa and the seedparts if they are dipped in water. Does this soften them?

The vet did check her teeth and found nothing wrong with them about afew months ago when she wasn't acting normal, nothing to do with herteeth.

 

[Snuggys Mom]

You might want to get her teeth looked at again.

It could just be the stress of getting her nails clipped. Whodid her nails? Were there other animals there? Itmight have been upsetting for her, especially if it was her first timethere.

Do you have any Nurical? I'd give some canned pumpkin orfresh pineapple (or both). It won't hurt, even if it's notstasis.

Laura

 

[Spring]

Me and My mom did her nails. Nope no otheranimals were around. I also did at home. I'll see what my mom says andsee if I can book an appointment at another vet, or see if it can waituntil after the New Year. The vet looked at her teeth with (I can neverremember the name of it) the magnify light thing? And he took aroundfive minutes and thoroughly checker her incicosrs and check teeth andsaid he got a good look. He didn't see any overgrowth, misilignments,or spurs on her teeth adn we had not seen any weepy eyes, drooling, orher moving her mouth funny apart from when she's tasting someting new.

If her teeth are dull, how can I get them sharpened? (Naturally wouldbe good!) Would wood work to chew? She has a block of wood in her cageand sometimes chews it. Are willow branches ok? I've heard they are butI want to make sure.

Also, I'msort of worrying about since she's eating enough tonotmake any problems and if she gets stressed out with nailclipping, if I were to syringe feedher (would she take it onher own?) she goes into total anxiety. I had this when I had to syringefeed her that time she had a blockage. No sorruy, I don't have anyNutical :?

 

which Teeth did he checkjust the front ones or did he check ALL her teeth, I wouldnt assumeit isnt a teeth problemuntill he checks them all and checks for an abcessoin her mouth . the abcess bould verywell be at the root .

 

[Spring]

Yes, he did check all her teeth, and said they looked normal. He said he got a very good look at her teeth and gums.

 

[pamnock]

Here's an excellent article on fear/stress and the physiologicaleffects on the body systems.

http://www.rabbit.org/chapters/san-diego/health/vet-talk/stress.html

Pam

 

[Spring]

Thank you very much. Very intresting. Just hoping she keeps improving.

She is asstrong as a diamond, and more precious. She hasgotten through an illness before and nowbeen verypositiveduring astressful time, and i'm very proudof her.

 

[sfritzp]

Spring wrote:

She is asstrong as a diamond, and more precious."

That is so sweet! I'm praying she's OK -

 

[sfritzp]

Spring, how is Pepsi?

 

[Maureen Las]

You sound like me when I'm overly worried....Ifshe's eating and pooping she's probably OK. Did you read my post onJoey improving when I left him alone? Actually I think that I have tolook back to see wherethe post is. the gist of it is thatJoey went into stasis after being in a fight with another newbunny. For several weeks I force fed him EVERYthing. I feltthat I was stressing him out too much and stopped the treatment. withintwo days he was 100% normal.

 

[Spring]

She's back to her normal self. I thinkI have a problem with I start making up illnesses and situations thatcould happen and I get myself all in acrying mess! Just sohard with something you see everyday. They have little personalities,it's incredible!

Yup I did read the post about Joey. My mom kept saying she's fine,she's fine just leave her alone and I was between a rock and a hardplace. If I left her and she didn't eat, she could go into statis andher gut stop moving, but if she could get better on her own the vetvisits, extra handling, and syringe feeding wouldn't help. That'sprobably one of the toughest situations I've had with her! (Trying todecide between papaya treats and apple treats seems like a walk in thepark to that! Hehe )

 

[2bunmom]

Glad to hear that Pepsi isback to hernormal self. They surecan give you a scare attimes. Beckie