GI Stasis: Save your Rabbit's Life! 

*UPDATE* I also highly recommend asking your veterinarian to prescribe Metacam, which is a pain reliever and anti-inflammatory medicine that can provide your bunny with some relief and help encourage food/water intake until you are able to make a trip to the vet's. Keeping your bunny warm with a hot water bottle or heating pad during stasis is also important.

It is almost 430am and your video literally saved my bunny's life tonight. After 14 hours of stasis and no access to a vet (emergency vet hospital refuses rabbits apparently), he has pooped and is now lively and eating again. I still want to get him to his vet later today though. Thank you

I saved one of my rabbits from GI Stasis in 2015. He was perfectly fine in the morning and then in the afternoon when I got home from work he wasn’t wanting to move. GI Stasis is incredibly fast acting and the vet told me if I’d waited even a few hours longer to bring him into the vet, it would have been too late. It was very scary but he is now okay! I tracked it down to someone in my family who had been sneaking those terrible “yogurt drop” treats to my rabbits, and needless to say I’ve put a stop to that! I try to keep my rabbits on a hay and grass/greens diet with occasional veggies and fruits, minimal pellets, and never any store bought treats

Our one bunny had this last year. I hand fed her with pineapple juice in a syringe every few hour and ground her food and mixed it in the pineapple juice. We took her to the local Pet ER but they knew nothing about rabbits. So I had to do what I could find on line. Luckily she made it through.

My bunny died 3 days ago and he was only 3 years old, it’s hard to lose a bunny when you love them dearly.

Yes this is very serious. It happened to one of our bunnies last year and it was terrible. Thank you for the tips. That is exactly what we did. Most of all we learned that we need to watch our bunnies very closely at all times to catch any changes right away.

I cannot believe I haven't watched this yet. Two of my favorite rabbits died yesterday and now I know what it was. Thank you SO much for making this video. Now I know how to prevent it from happening again. I just wish I had watched this sooner.

My bunny died today💔💔😭😫my heart is broken I miss him so much some people don't know what is like to lose bunny

I'm so happy that you posted this. My bunny died two weekend ago and we didnt' knew why, but everything you told in the start was exatly what happened to him😞. Sorry for my bad english..

Thank YOU i lost one of my rabbits a couple of days ago and her sister started developing symptoms of GI STASIS and i did all the steps and shes finally pooping drinking and eating thank you sooooo soooooooo much

Don't forget about no colored "treats" mixed in their pellets

Great video. Stasis is always so stressful. I'm dealing with it right now and unable to get to the vet. One thing you forgot to mention, if you can't get to a vet and have to do treatment at home, is how critical it is to also get water down. I started with pineapple juice, simethicone, and massage. Not only do I massage with my hands, spending the most time on the "blurpy" areas of her tummy where I can feel and hear gas/air pockets, but when my hands and fingers start to ache, I switch to a wand massager and I also have a massaging heating pad as well that I can just put on my lap while I hold my bunny. These tools give my aching hands and fingers a break and makes my bunny relax deeply. I originally got the massaging heating pad for my pets for times like this, but I have a spasm disorder and have used it myself and it works wonders on my back, so I do believe it helps my pets a lot. After that, I mixed a really runny slurry of Critical Care (1 tablespoon with about 5-6 tablespoons of water) and 1/8 teaspoon of Prozyme added. I only add the Critical Care to give the water more viscosity so there's less chance of my bunny aspirating on straight water because water's so thin. Having a little Critical Care added for flavor also seems to make my rabbit put up less of a struggle. But my primary goal is to get the water and Prozyme down. I'm trying to get 10-15 ccs down her every few hours. Then we have another massage session. I'm pretty exhausted and don't know if any of this is going to help - the only poops so far were one "string of pearls" with three poops (what you call "ornaments") - but I'm doing the best I can in a bad situation. I wish I had some Reglan, but it's been several years since any of my bunnies has had stasis, so it's all long expired.

I wish I knew this yesterday, my bunny started acting weird at night and the vet was closed so I was gonna take him early in the morning but he was gone 💔 I feel heartbroken

I love your videos! You have been a huge wealth of information to me and my Bun. Thank you for taking the time to do these videos.

Diane, thank you for saving my 2 year old Holland lop. This video made me match the symptoms and get her emergency care. I am beyond thankful.

my bunny died, that him in the pic, THANK YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS

Geez, I'm thinking of stopping pellets altogether and just offering several different types of hay with veggies and lots of willow. After reading Beyond the Pellet and learning that they never lose rabbits to stasis I have experimented with it and they LOVE it.

I’m worried for my bunny right now she has all of these symptoms and my dad won’t do anything because vets will just charge money and he thinks it’ll pass and I’m scared

Thank you so much for this video, you have probably saved my rabbits life!! I knew she had gas, but wouldn't have called the vet tonight if I'd not seen your video telling me this is an emergency. She's currently doing much better 💞 thank you so so much!!! 💞🐇💞

Thank you so much for making this video! Now I know exactly why my Holland lop died a few months ago. I am getting a new rabbit in the spring and now I am more aware of this and will always look for symptoms.

Thank you dearly for uploading this video! I own a 1y/o rabbit, and have done everything I can to research the best care for him. With this video, I had used many of your tips, including the purchase of the sherman wood appetite restore. He's doing better now. He means the absolute world to me! Thank you sincerely for all of the information you are able to give to help! 💕

Thanks for the great info! My bunny, Roo, says, “thank you”, too!!! ❤️🐰❤️

It was 7pm last night on a Sunday and I noticed all of the signs of GI Stasis on my bunny and thanks to this video you saved my rabbits life thank you so much❤️

I want one SOOOO bad! Just applied 😁 I miss my bunny he died a few years ago, he was 8

For anyone else whose bunny struggles with gut motility, Bene-Bac Plus by Pet Ag significantly decreased the number of bouts for mine! I give him a dose each day in his veggies.

I LOVE your videos!! Very informative and I appreciate them so much!

My bun would get stasis once a year, then when she got older it happened twice a year. Finally one of the vets recommended 2 papaya tablets a week. She never had stasis again and lived another 2.5 years. When she did get stasis, we would get freshly squeezed pineapple juice and have some critical care ready.

Love ur bunnies and your channel

i had just gotten my first bunny in a very long time, and she was a netherland dwarf. about two weeks later i woke up, and she was fine, and about two hours later i walked in to see her and she wasn’t breathing. i’ve been trying to figure it out for almost a month and the bunny was in a large cage with my brother’s girlfriend’s bunny. she sent me this video today, and this might’ve been what happened. i might not have been able to tell she wasn’t eating since the food was gone from the other bunny. this was very informative, and this might be what happened! thanks so much!!

Your buns are so happy.u have a gift

thank u sooooo much! my bunny almost died but u saved his life

Thank you so much for this information & advice. Bunny poo can tell you a lot about their health! It can be difficult sometimes to find a vet who'll treat rabbits (in my rural area, at least) so having an emergency kit & being as informed as possible about warning signs can truly save your bun. Excellent video!

My rabbit did this the other day... I noticed she pooped very little and ate next to nothing. I kept her moving, massage her belly softly (which she hated), I put hay out all over her crate, not just her liter box. Made her favorite toy with toilet paper roll and stuff it with hay. She started to look better, ate more, and pooped normal again at the end of the day. I was so relieved.

Thank you for trying to help i just had one of my buns die pass in my arms i got to her too late.

Thanks for the video. Everyone must make sure that grabbing and massaging should be done very carefully and gently since you may cause fractures and internal organ damages etc.

Thank You for this very informative video. This info can save your bunnies life. 🙏🏻🐰

I can't thank you enough, my rabbit was very sick and i saw this video and gav him pineapple juice and gas relief medicine every few hours and gave him grass and after 5 hours or so he was looking better and was starting to move again. Thank you so much💕

I lost my beautiful boy today. He would have turned 4 tomorrow. Second bout of stasis. First time, I was able to pull him through, but not this time. I did all I could but he died in.my arms. Thank you for all your good info.

TYSM i worry about gi stasis and i needed this video. I will give my rabbit good care and give her more hay than usual to prevent this

Thanks for the info!! I'm getting a rabbit in 2 weeks and a half! I want to know everything!

Love your videos 🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰 Thanks for the edvice

This was really helpful. Thank you

Thanks for this video! Know I know more about what to do when I adopt my bunny, and if she gets sick!

THANK YOU THANK YOU. I followed this last eve, thought I was going to lose my buck, but back to feeling better and poop machine back on today and we're eating/drinking again! Ty again!!

This is really good! I just recorded a video with almost identical content for my FB page. Mine is amateur and awful so I haven't posted it. Maybe I can figure out how to share yours instead. Lol!

We just tried this. Fingers crossed that bunny is feeling better in the morning!

Great advice!

Thank you so much for the info!!!

very helpful for us beginner bunny owners!

Thank you for the educational video!

Thank you! My bunny was not pooping at all, Gave him a little pineapple juice and anti gas drops for babies and he starting pooping again

My rabbit showed signs of GI stasis, and I will forever be happy I took it seriously and got her right to an experienced vet. If you're concerned about your bun, please remember this comment, read up on the issue thoroughly, and don't assume the stasis will take care of itself! Your care could save your rabbit's life!

Hello I have been subbed to you for a long time and I live near u. I have a Californian rabbit and I love ur holland lops

I wish I had some of this information over a year ago. I love one of my babies to GI Stasis. He was only 6 weeks old and stopped nursing and eat anything. He'd eat hay every once in awhile but not much. I took him to a vet and he was put of some meds and liquid food that I would feed him but it didn't help. My baby died at 6 weeks old.

Cool thanks for sharing. This is very educational

Thank you so much. God bless you

My bunny was acting werid this moring and like flopping over when i tryed to sit her up but i had to go to school I pray she's alive when i get home so i can take her to the vet

only saw this now and i wish i saw it sooner. my bunny was less than 3 months old and as a new bunny owner, we did not know about this but he had all the symptoms of gi stasis and just the fact that he was fine at night, 1am, and was gone in the morning. :')

I just placed my order for her supplement tablets, food restorer and i will getting her Vita drops tomorrow morning. She has already been on Oxbows Critical Care food but i feel that i need more to give her. So thank you its 4:15 am her next feed is at 5/6am ❣️👏🏽

All vets I called were booked until next week or didn’t take rabbits. I probably called every vet in my state,my bun has been sick for 3 days but we have been giving her cc , massages, a heating pad and letting her walk around and she has been more active

Very good informative video! :) short but informative ande the message is clear. :)

I lost her. We tried our best. But that wasn't enough. Im shattered , heart broken. Speechless. I pray on owner should face this phase. 🙂

Very informative - thanks!

Thank you so much this helped my bunny:)

Thank you. I woke up to my 5 month old not waiting for his morning pellets which is very odd. He didn’t want them when I placed his dish in front of his hidey house he refused to eat. He let me run his head but was grinding his teeth. I had watched this video before and grabbed my phone to rewatch it. I gave him pineapple juice in a syringe and tried to massage his belly(he did not like it) and gave him some infant gas drops. Also got him out of the cage and he started hopping around and cleaning himself. He started to eat some hay and had some poops. I hope he will be ok. He’s sleeping now but I will give him some more pineapple juice and water in a bit

Bro my mom just toke him to the vet this just might be the most I've ever cried

This was super use full luckily my bun is okay

You can also put pineapple juice in a syringe and force them to drink it because pineapple juice goes straight into the rabbit stomach and when your done repeat it

thanks for the advice

My preacious baby died at 7months i think she had it bit the vet did not know what was wrong bit she had a bad seizure before her deth and i never saw her passimg i love you oreo rest in peace my baby girl

Thank you for this I think my bunny has this right now

My bunny had this, luckily we got her to the vet in time and were able to be properly educated about her diet afterwards (more hay, less pellets!). She passed away from cancer eventually :(

I bought infacol (simethicione) from the nearest drug store, and it's been a massive life saver. That, with bunny tummy massages, usually resolves it within an hour. I don't do anything else. I have two bunnies. One is extremely sensitive to everything, one isnt. As the one whose sensitive - a family member took care of her one night, gave her too many pellets and I was able to give her a full dropper of simethicione, massage her for 20-25 minutes. I felt the bubbles. I kept massaging until they were all gone and she let me know they were, she was up and ready to GO lol. The other one, as he's gotten older, he's had it twice. It costs $1000 here for a bunny GI statis. After paying it 3 times in 3 years, this is why I've had to resort to this. When he got it, I was shocked. Did the same treatment. I didn't feel his bubbles. He was much faster to return to normal. So just keep massaging. I've gotten extremely experienced with catching it (bunnies will just lay there and do nothing). And I know, if they don't take their Oxbow digestive treat, something is wrong. I thought I was for sure going to have to go to the vet with how big this bubble was in her, but nope, simethicione and massage, worked a charm. However, you should be able to feel that squishy gas bubble feeling. If it's hard, please see a vet. The only reason I don't do the feed, is one of the vets fed these two bunnies sister, and she died, right there. It was horrific. That vet actually went viral for making a sick, drugged cat dance. If you know that vet, please stay away. I'm shocked they haven't been shut down. All the best to us bunny mother and fathers out there. Thank you youtube creator for fostering this helpful section of comments

I don’t even have a bunny but I’m watching this cuz it was in my recommendation section..

My rabbit died this morning but he was fine last Night I wish I saw this sooner

Mine died around an hour ago, been crying since

I am very glad thanks i am so happy

I wish I had known this 5 months ago 😔

THANK YOU SO MUCH

some tips that i really hope may help your furry friend

I did all this and she passed today... she ate her favorite greens to the end. She was fighting but the mass on her abdomen got her. The vet didn’t even notice it until the 2nd X-ray. I’m just angry at them and myself. My rabbit was a freaking fighter even when she was in pain and that will now forever inspire me

My flemish giant went through this and I quickly took him to a vet, it was $253, but it was worth it cuz now hes fine, he hates the meds though

My bunny is dying right now I am just crying right now the vet is closed in my country it is 11 in a half AM I didn’t know it was sick writing this makes me want to cry more

Ahh my bunny looks so much like yours im just watching this to seee what its about

A very informative video. :)

Great video

My bunny just died this morning i wish i have known this bideo alot sooner

This happened to my rabbit I could do nothing to save him🥺😔 we were going on vacation a few hours before he died😣 the closest vet was an hour away, so we called them and asked what we could do and they said that we needed to give him vegetable oil through a syringe😭 he did not make it, but I was by his side every time until he passed😔

My rabbit had GI Stasis one morning. It was a holiday and the nearest vet (who is about half an hour away from my house) was closed. :(

I lost my bunny to GI Stasis....I have another rabbit that I’ve had for 3 years but she was just different.I adopted her and the first time I saw her I picked her up and and she wasn’t calm with ANYONE that held her that day(it was at a local event the rescue went to) but me.She laid her head in my elbow and started licking me....I BEGGED my parent to let me adopt her.I love her soooo much.I had for a month and I lost her to GI Stasis.I noticed she was hunched in a corner and pooped all over her self(diarrhea) so we took her to the rescue because the lady that runs it knows how to treat it and the nearest vet was too far and my parents probably couldn’t afford it anyway.We left her there overnight for the lady to take care of her and she didn’t make it through the night😭

I’m going to get a bunny later this year and have been watching a lot of videos and researching food. There are no pellets in the wild and the ingredients list on a bag I purchased prompted me to take it back. Corn is genetically modified, as I believe is soy. These are hard to digest foods in humans. Add processed oils to the mix and you have leaky gut. This weakens the digestive system and causes all kinds of inflammation and an inability to digest. I will be using my snuffle mat for florals and other healthy snacks. I grow a garden year round and will have plenty of greens of different varieties for my bunny. I also grow sprouts which are excellent for improving digestion as they are live food.

This is the same thing that happened he was fine last night and in the morning he was not eating just sitting and then he passed away i miss him but what can i do❤🐇❤❤

The video was nice, I wish you spoke more about how long it lasts and when the bloatness would subside.

This is my first time owning a rabbit. I’ve had it for a year and just lately! There has been this chunky meat that looks slimy and wet. Could you tell me a treatment that I could do without bringing it to the vet?

If it happens, as a first step it's crucial that you keep your rabbit warm.... their core-temperature crashes as a result of GI stasis.

Very helpful thank you ><

My bunny went through a major surgery cz she ate carpet. Now, she's not allowed outside unless supervised. I almost lost her

This is happening to my bunny during the current Christmas holidays during Covid and all vets in town have been closed for days, how long would you say it takes for them to feel better and poop normally after following some of your steps?

My bunny is 11 years old, 2-3 times it stopt eating in his life. Only thing he would eat was parsley, just a 1-2 leaf with stem. After 15-30 min. I give him another one. In the hours following (usually 4-6, give him time to recover/rest), he will slowly start eating again. I offer/hand him vegetables and hay, no pellets. Next few days no pellets, till his droppings are ok and eats hay good. Then you can start giving more and more pellets (pellets that swell 10g per kg bodyweight a day, normal/thin pellets 20g.) Do keep checking him every (half) hour, and give some soft pets/love. And of course go and see a vet immediately or if there is no change in 4-6 hours or things go worse. I also give a little fresh pineapple juice, about a teaspoon. Brush your bunny often when it starts shedding, mix pellets when switching pellets and with new bag, take it easy on introducing new greens/more greens and only fresh ones (disease free/you would eat), give water in a heavy bowl, keep water and cage clean, give your bunny excersise 1-2 hours a day. Most important food: water and hay (unlimited)> greens (50-100g per kg bodyweight a day)> pellets. Be prepared that you know to which vet you can go, your bunny must eat within 24 hours (risk of dying).

the thing is where i come from the manimal medicine field is not at all developed and the city i live in has 0 vet clinics and the only vet clinic on our country is more than 10 hours away