Soft Poos

[Christina]

Ok, so I have my little rescue. She pigs out, craps lots, and drinks lots. But because she was malnourished, Is it normal for the state she is in to have soft poos and when will they be the hard kinds.

She does poo and lots, not like the runs as they are not wet, they are perfectly formed but are soft. Should I be taking her back to the vet on monday or will they harden on their own once she fills out more

 

[Lizzie]

what is she eating?

I've found that the more watery based veg mine have then they tend to have softer poo, so I would consider cutting back on things like cucumber and celery, and giving more leafy and root veg instead.

 

[Christina]

She is eating a fortified diet to get the nutrients she was deprived from. She gets lettuce and carrots, oranges and apples every few days. But I've only had her for two days. She was severely malnourished so she has been pigging out like she hasn't seen food before

 

[Lizzie]

sometimes if you introduce too much at once it can cause a dodgy belly. I'd only give oranges and apples once a week, they can cause mouth sores due to the acidity. And only introduce one new thing at a time.

I'm assuming you're feeding her on a pellet, if so she will be getting everything she needs from that, you can put vit.c in her water if you feel she's lacking it in her diet otherwise, but go slowly with her

 

[mikulinek]

Awww bless her. It sounds like she's finally getting the care she needs but I agree with above, I think she is maybe experiencing overload. Especially if she has been malnourished in the past, overloading her with fresh food with which she has no experience will most likely upset her guts at the moment. Like with malnourished humans, you should consider a more softly-softly approach.

I would also think about feeding her more neutral vegetables with low calcium and other chemical content, i.e. carrot tops instead of actual carrot, maybe just romaine lettuce at the moment, grass and other leaves but no dandelion. That way there's less chance you can upset her sensitive stomach at the moment.

Also, if she's drinking a lot, this will affect her poos. What she needs to eat more than anything is hay. On another note, what may also be an issue is that if she was malnourished before, her teeth maybe a little long from not being able to grind them with hay. f this is the case, she will be reluctant to eat dry or hard food because it will be uncomfortable and will instead fill up on soft vegetable and water. It might be an idea to have her teeth checked out to be sure.

Best wishes for her and for you, you do a great job

 

[Christina]

sometimes if you introduce too much at once it can cause a dodgy belly. I'd only give oranges and apples once a week, they can cause mouth sores due to the acidity. And only introduce one new thing at a time.

I'm assuming you're feeding her on a pellet, if so she will be getting everything she needs from that, you can put vit.c in her water if you feel she's lacking it in her diet otherwise, but go slowly with her

My other one gets the same thing. It is the other one which is forcing her to eat, almost like she knows she needs to eat. Her poops are soft but are the right shape, I think just to be sure to take her and Oreo (so she doesn't feel left out) to the vet to see if there is anything else. I am going slowly with her, its her and the other one which is speeding it up.

Also, if she's drinking a lot, this will affect her poos. What she needs to eat more than anything is hay. On another note, what may also be an issue is that if she was malnourished before, her teeth maybe a little long from not being able to grind them with hay. f this is the case, she will be reluctant to eat dry or hard food because it will be uncomfortable and will instead fill up on soft vegetable and water. It might be an idea to have her teeth checked out to be sure

She is eating hay, Heck she loves it. She usually nips at Oreo if she wants it to herself or if Oreo thinks she needs it she pushes her to it and makes sure she starts eating it. I had a look at her teeth at the vet clinic and they are fine. But I think taking her to the vet on monday to find out if shes gained weight and to question about her poops.

She had passed all the health checks with flying colors though so should I be worried?

 

[happyasapig]

wieght

i was told to wiegh them regually to keep an eye on health probs,so i brought a set of salter scales from argos ,just 9.99 and has a good size bowl to keep them safe ,also doubles as there bath. saves having to wait for vet appointments and gives a quicker more regualar record x

 

[Christina]

I know now shes slowly gaining weight, today I went and bought some afalpha hay and she really tied into it. Hopefully after I feed this to her for three days, I will see some muscle mass. She is doing so well I am so pleased. Oreo (cagemate) is making her eat and drink, so in the long run I know she is going to be well looked after and watched etc. I personally think that Oreo knows she needs help