From:
"Julie_Fossa"
Date: 2007-08-30 19:56:58 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Recently adopted shelter ferret: good poops in cage/bad poops out
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, "Sandra Reyes" <sreyes95@...>
wrote:
> What we're noticing is when our new guy, Krypto, is out of his cage
> for a few hours (supervised) his poops become less formed, more
> birdseedy, and with more mucus, ultimately becoming diarrhea. When
> he's in his cage overnight or during the day while we're at work, he
> has perfectly formed, normal sized poops. ...> Has anyone experienced
anxiety in their ferrets? Does our theory about Krypto's agoraphobia
sound plausible?
I've noticed with numerous ferrets that they will have a good litterbox
but after they come out to play, the stool gets looser. I've always
attributed it to the exercise of running and playing stimulating the
digestive tract and pushing things through faster, resulting in a
wetter stool.
Julie
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