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Why is my rabbit not pooping and losing weight? Is it GI stasis?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Small Animal | Rabbit | Male | neutered | 4.4 lbs

Hie there! I have a dutch dwarf bunny. Attached are his x-rays. Please can you take a look and advise me on pathological changes in them. History: Stopping pooping a week back, a vet noticed tenderness in his lower stomach area. He was put on Amoxicillin, cisapride and Eloxyn. After a week, pooping was still pretty small, weight loss of about 200 grams and food preference was only greens. I was feeding critical care but stopped because he was eating greens. This is the x-ray from day before.

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Answered By Dr. Strydom, DVM

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Published on July 19th, 2017

There appears to be a lot of stool in the colon. I don't see any severe pathology though. I would recommend a few things: 1. STOP the Amoxcillin. I hate going against what another veterinarian has presbribed but Amoxicillin is not a good antibiotic for rabbits. It can be dangerous because of the likelihood of it negatively effect the GI Tract. I don't see any indication that an antibiotic is needed in your rabbit based on what you have stated in the history. 2. Continue the Cisapride and Eloxyn (if you still have some). The cisapride will help get the GI tract moving. He needs to stay on this drug until the motility of the GI tract is back to normal. 3. Keep feeding the Critical Care on top of the regular diet. Here is an article on GI stasis in rabbits that may help you. http://myhouserabbit.com/rabbit-health/gi-stasis-in-rabbits-a-deadly-condition/ They often take weeks to return to normal after being diagnosed with stasis. I hope this helps. Best wishes and I hope Juno gets back to normal soon!

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