Betta With Intestinal Obstruction

[kismet]

I posted this in betta thread and I was reminded that this would be the proper place for this post

Over Christmas I had someone care for my female betta, and as in other times, to make it simple I had them feed pellets. This time, when I came back my lil girl was bulging and most surely has an obstruction. On the advice of a friend, I added epsom salts, first removing the charcoal from my filter(I was just told that the salts aren't removed by the filter) and they've been in there for 10 days. This hasn't helped. I don't know if she's pooped at all or not. Her color is good but she is of course listless, hanging out at the top of the water, where she can rest on a plant. I give her a very small amount of frozen brine shrimp on alternate days, which she eats quite eagerly.

She is in an 8 gal Biorb by herself, temp 78.

It was suggested to me that I feed tiny amounts of peas.

 

[WILDER]

Epson salt baths help draw the fluids out.
Feed some peas.
You can use cod liver oil but you can't feed for a few days afterwards
I think you just add a drop of cod liver to there mouths.
You would have to wrap the fish in a cloth soaked in tank water and ask someone to hold the fish down while you add the cod liver oil.