From:
kath0524
Date: 2002-05-15 14:30:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Whining when pooping
--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., "thinkforyourself_com"
<thinkforyourself_com@y...> wrote:
>My adrenal/insulinomic 8 yo girl Maggie has started whining when
defecating. I'm pretty sure it is caused by our feeding her chicken
gravy which she loves and has helped us to not have to raise her pred
in the year she's been on it. The consistency it goes in (watery, her
favorite, or pudding consistency, which she doesn't enjoy as much)
comes out the same way, except sometimes she has explosive poops
(like explosive diarrhea). She also gets gas and farts often. >
Just a thought. Is her stomach hard? If it is harder than it should
be, she may have bloat. It will cause all of the symptoms you
mentioned. If her tummy does feel kind of hard, try immersing her in
warm water and gently massage her stomach to relieve the pressure.
If that helps, you may want to change her diet a little bit for a
while. Perhaps just feed Gerber's chicken baby food for a few days,
with NO additives (whipping cream, etc.). Keep it bland.
That may do it. I hope it's something minor.
Katharine