Scary Weekend

Jake and I kicked off our Halloween season Saturday night. We started with a trip to Tulsa for their rather well known ghost tour. What a disappointment. Dinner at a chain restaurant was mediocre at best. It was freezing out. The ghost hunt started late.

I have taken this tour in the past. It was interesting then, full of history, legends and spooky tales. This time it seemed to be strictly for collecting the money, herding the people through quickly and finishing as soon as possible. Basically it sucked and the bouncing of the trolley had me needing to pee constantly. Jake said he thought it was okay. I think he was being polite.

On to the scary part.

Saturday morning when I came home from work I noticed Stewart wasnt interested in his treaties. It was odd but I didnt worry too much. His grandma was taking care of him saturday while I was in Tulsa and I wasnt too concerned. I called home about 7pm and checked on him. He hadnt eaten anything. Okay, now I would begin to fret. I called at 11pm on my way home from Tulsa. Stewart wasnt eating, he was sitting hunched over and had his front feet in the water bowl.

Now my brain went south for the winter. I know what GI stasis is. I have never dealt with it. I know what to do but I lost my mind and forgot. I called a friend and fellow bunny slave Andrea after midnight while I was still driving 100 mph to get home from Tulsa. She reminded me of what I needed to do.

Stopped at the all night drug store and picked up Simethicone (baby gas drops) and some baby food. When I got home Stew was cold. His ears were freezing and you could hear his belly gurgling from 10 feet away. I grabbed him and went into action. Got a dose of gas meds in his belly. Put him on a warm water bottle and started massaging that hard tummy. We did that for some time. I got some of the baby food into him along with some mushed up pellets. I had to get some food into that bun. After 3 hours of gas drops and belly rubs I could tell he was getting some relief. He let loose with a fart that would have killed a lesser person and his body started to relax.

I stayed up with my furry kid until 5am. I finally got some sleep and when I got up at 10am we did another belly check. Things were sounding okay in there. I went and got some alfalfa hay and some fragrant herbs for him to try and he started to nibble. He would run out from under the bed, grab a little in his mouth and then go hide. He was trying to avoid Mom messing anymore with him. LOL

We are waiting for poop. Normal bunny poop. He has had the runs all day and that's okay. It means stuff is moving through again. Everyone please pray for poop. Normal bunny Poop.

Nothing is scarier than having one of your furry sillies feeling poorly. I have now had my first education is GI stasis. If you have a bunny and dont know what that is please do your research. I really wish there was a vet available at night for these kind of things. Plenty of emergency vet clinics but no vets with bunny knowledge.