From:
klcwilliams@hotmail.com
Date: 2005-06-16 15:19:49 UTC
Subject: Green Birdseedy Poop
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <60816.1118935189994.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
My five year old male has suddenly developed green slimy diarrhea that has some "birdseed" appearance to it. This development happened within 24 hours of introducing a new kit to the household that we bought at a pet store (from Marshall farms). After doing all the research on ECE, my ferret shows most of the symptoms EXCEPT for the fact that the diarrhea does not have any odor whatsoever. Also, while he is more lethargic and doesn't want to eat, he is still doing some re-arranging
of his toys and trotting about with strong legs. I have two questions:
1) how indicative is the odor in diagnosing ECE? and
2) what other causes can there be for green birdseedy poop??
I would be grateful for any input.