Therefore, the cause
of the gut stasis hasn't actually got to be within the guts themselves and can be found in almost any other part of the body.
Talking to your veterinarian about a healthy diet can help to reduce the risk
of gut stasis.
Not exact matches
If you suspect a
gut stasis - related issue, please bring her back to your vet for reassessment
of her condition as more medicine can be prescribed to help with her appetite.
Gut stasis — also called gastrointestinal
stasis or GI
stasis — is one
of the most common medical emergencies that guinea pigs experience.
Rabbits are likely to eat the sugary components
of the diet and leave the high fibre components which can lead to obesity,
gut stasis and dental wear issues.
Guinea pigs exhibit
gut stasis or lack
of intestinal movement by eating less and producing fewer feces.
The contents
of your rabbit's
gut may dry out and become impacted, which can result in a condition called gastrointestinal
stasis.
What It Might Mean & What To Do An accumulation
of hair in the GI tract due to hair ingestion (wool block), or a slow down
of the GI tract (
gut stasis), which allows hair to accumulate in the GI tract.
When that motility slows down, the rabbit is vulnerable to digestive upsets in the caecum, and complete
stasis of the gut — called gastrointestinal stasis (GI St
stasis of the
gut — called gastrointestinal
stasis (GI St
stasis (GI
StasisStasis).
Depending on the severity
of the
stasis your bunny can be treated as an outpatient, may be hospitalised and given special medications to help the motility
of their
guts or may even require surgery to remove a physical obstruction caused by impacted food, faecal material or even fur balls.
Even if gastrointestinal
stasis does not kill your rabbit, an imbalance
of unhealthy bacteria in the
gut can result in permanent liver damage.