Mucus Poop

[Gizmo2512]

hi there!

This is my first post on the forum so hi everyone! My little furry friend is around 4 months old and tonight he pooped some mucus a couple of times. I took a picture for your viewing pleasure I wasn't sure if this was boar glue or an infection or just normal - any ideas?

I love my wee guy and I'm a bit worried!

Thanks

 

[Wiebke]

hi there!

This is my first post on the forum so hi everyone! My little furry friend is around 4 months old and tonight he pooped some mucus a couple of times. I took a picture for your viewing pleasure I wasn't sure if this was boar glue or an infection or just normal - any ideas?

I love my wee guy and I'm a bit worried!

Thanks

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I would recommend to keep an eye on him and his food and water intake and switch from weighing weekly to weighing daily for next 2-3 days, but hopefully it remains a one-off and your little boy is as healthy ans normal as can be. See a vet promptly, if there are more mucussy poops.
@MerryPip @Abi_nurse

 

[MerryPip]

It's hard to tell from that photo and he'd be the right age for boar glue to be making an appearance and it does look a little bit like that..... Did he definitely poop it out or did it just get left behind as he was moving around?

As Wiebke says, keep a close eye on him and see what happens. if he is eating normally and pooping normally over the next 24-48 hours then I think you don't have anything to worry about. If his appetite isn't good or he is producing abnormal poops (stringy, malformed, mucusy etc) then I think a vet trip is in order just to get him checked out. Hopefully it's just a one-off!

 

[Gizmo2512]

I would recommend to keep an eye on him and his food and water intake and switch from weighing weekly to weighing daily for next 2-3 days, but hopefully it remains a one-off and your little boy is as healthy ans normal as can be. See a vet promptly, if there are more mucussy poops.
@MerryPip @Abi_nurse

Thanks! He's definitely not off his food at all. I had been away for a few days and my boyfriend was looking after him but he's a caring guy so I'm sure that didn't have anything to do with it. He maybe fed him a little more banana than I would have normally but the wee guy is pooping as normal apart from the 2 mucus poops earlier. Is there anything I can give him to help? I bought more of the hay that I was giving him previously as my boyfriend had bought cheaper hay and I don't think it's as nice for them, hopefully he's ok

 

[MerryPip]

With tummy problems it can be helpful to stick to lots of hay and dry food for a day or two until things settle. Or at the very least stick to veggies you know he is ok with.

 

[Gizmo2512]

It's hard to tell from that photo and he'd be the right age for boar glue to be making an appearance and it does look a little bit like that..... Did he definitely poop it out or did it just get left behind as he was moving around?

As Wiebke says, keep a close eye on him and see what happens. if he is eating normally and pooping normally over the next 24-48 hours then I think you don't have anything to worry about. If his appetite isn't good or he is producing abnormal poops (stringy, malformed, mucusy etc) then I think a vet trip is in order just to get him checked out. Hopefully it's just a one-off!

The first one I just saw on the floor but it had a poop in it. The second one he did in front of me only a few minutes later, at the time I was reading about Guinea pig noises and he came over to look at my phone and then did it. Maybe he got excited at the other piggies

 

[MerryPip]

Ok so it's probably poop related not boar glue. Just keep a close eye on him and be sapring with the wet vegetables at the moment and see how he goes...

 

[Gizmo2512]

Ok, oaft I'm worried. This must be what parenthood is like!

 

[MerryPip]

We are all the same I imagine it must be but at least eventually children can tell you what they want or what's wrong!