From:
Ferretwise
Date: 2002-02-26 20:42:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Yellow mucous looking feces
You wrote: Could it be ECE or perhaps the stress of the new baby and food? I
was planning to give her pumpkin to firm their feces up. Any comments
would be helpful. BTW, my 6 yr old has normal feces.
....
As a shelter Mom-- NOT A VET - My response is : Yes it could be both!-
making one change - especially adding a youngster with oldsters is very
stressful-- but to also change food well that is pushing it for our
creatures of habit.
I would say you are lucky that the stool is only golden mucous - your
ferrets could be worse off-- HOWEVER this does mean the ferrets are sensing
stress and COULD be developing an ulcer. Please proceed cautiously and if
necessary get ulcer patches to ensure a smooth transition to the youngster
and change of foods.
Alicia
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