From:
"Roger Vaughn"
Date: 2002-07-30 13:19:58 UTC
Subject: Mucus in stools
To: <ferrethealth@smartgroups.com>
Message-ID: <2307.192.168.132.34.1028035198.squirrel@webmail.seaconinc.com>
What does mucus in a ferret's stool indicate?
We have one little guy who has been losing weight steadily for months.
His stools are formed but soft, bird-seedy, and more often than not are
filled with mucus, sometimes greenish, sometimes not. This isn't a
green slime poop, it's more composed of bird seed bits held together by
mucus.
A few weeks ago I put this little guy on a daily supplement of chicken
gravy with heavy cream. We managed to stabilize his weight and even
put a couple of ounces back on, but the stools still concern me.
He's a little over a year old and is just as lively as he can be, so
I'm baffled as to what's going on with the little guy. His digestion
has never been great, and we may have seen an episode of ECE late last
year, but he didn't start the weight loss until this year.
Thanks for any info!
Roger & the Fibonacci Ferts