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Post by molson901 on Sept 16, 2008 17:05:06 GMT -5
ok so molson is eating the diet giuilie(sp?) gave me and hes eating bones and everything but his poo is always liquid..is something wrong?
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Post by Forum Administrator on Sept 16, 2008 18:02:53 GMT -5
Is the poo smelly? What color is it?
Its possible that even if he is eating bone that he's eating too much meat and not enough bone. When you give him chicken, try giving him chicken wings in place of legs or thighs. When you feed on boneless muscle meat day, try giving him a small chicken neck as well (to add more fiber).
Another possibility is that he has a GI bug or perhaps a sensitivity to chicken.
When my ferrets ate raw foods their poop was never runny, but it was a little "mushyer" then now (they are eating whole prey and the fiber from the mice is keeping their poop nice and firm). Runny poopie isn't normal. Can you tell me what molson has eaten the last 3 days or so? Hopefully we can figure out what is causing his digestive upset.
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Post by molson901 on Sept 16, 2008 21:38:27 GMT -5
hes had chicken legs/wings.(the bones in there are pretty big actually) and beef&porc chunks and chicken gizzards.the poo is REALLY smelly actually. i thought that might have been because i stopped putting in the Marshall Bi Odor thing...ive always given him that and now that i think bout it his poo has gotten alot more liquid since i stopped..i dont know if its just a coincidence? also sometimes its ike dark..and other times its light...
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Post by Heather on Sept 16, 2008 22:03:24 GMT -5
Ok....too much meat for one, I think...gizzards cause the stool to be very dark, sometimes even resembling ferrets who have ulcers. My guys also get very runny stools after consuming too many gizzards without substancial bone ingested. Their stools are also very dark to black. Do you have access to some chicken necks? This would raise your little fellows bone content and might be able to ease up his stools. Another thing you can try is a little pumpkin (not pie filling) or some slippery elm both help ease runny stools. I can't help you with the biodour as it's not a product that I'm familiar with. ciao
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Post by molson901 on Sept 16, 2008 22:31:49 GMT -5
im so confused now lol.i think i actually ran out of chicken necks. i was supposed to go back to the butcher cause he gives them to me for free but i forgot to.would adding the eggshells help? i have them but for some reason never put them in..lol
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Post by mustelidmusk on Sept 16, 2008 22:47:47 GMT -5
If you don't have the chicken necks, try adding 1tsp of finely ground eggshell with 8oz of meat. a little pumpkin may help as well. Also, you may want to give him some pedialyte to prevent dehydration.
-jennifer
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Post by Forum Administrator on Sept 22, 2008 22:52:23 GMT -5
How is molson's poopies looking? Are they still runny/stinky?
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