Hi all! I have two boys who are about 8 months old, Cain and Abel.
Abel is the one who's having trouble. He has soft, yellow-brown poops that smell pretty bad; like fear poops. Not always, it's pretty intermittent- he'll have one or two days of soft poops, and then normal for a while though he's always pretty gassy, and that smells awful. Admittedly I'm not sure if it's Abel or Cain who's gassy, but as Abel has the nasty poops, I'm guessing he is the perpetrator of both, lol. He's not bloated. Abel also isn't high white, neither is Cain. He acts completely normally, too. He's a little more squirmy than his brother is and not as friendly, but I put that down to differences in personality.
I can't afford a vet visit for a few weeks, but it's starting to concern me. This has gone on a couple of months. I don't think it's megacolon; he has the soft smelly poops, but he isn't impacted, he doesn't have bloating, and his butt looks normal. He's just gassy and has soft poops. Does he just have ratty IBS? There are no health issues otherwise and neither of them have ever gotten sick or been on antibiotics.
Cain is also completely fine. They both eat a lot. The only treats they get are baby puffs, nuts, rarely yogurt drops and occasionally small pieces of fruit or veggies. I really don't think its megacolon since he has no other symptoms. Just a sensitive tummy, maybe? Or anxiety? I live in a loud household (I live w family) but they have a large cage and plenty of places to hide. The only health issue other than his was a broken toe with Abel; he healed really well. (He crushed it on a tile that he had unclipped and shoved off the upper floors...)
Abel is the one who's having trouble. He has soft, yellow-brown poops that smell pretty bad; like fear poops. Not always, it's pretty intermittent- he'll have one or two days of soft poops, and then normal for a while though he's always pretty gassy, and that smells awful. Admittedly I'm not sure if it's Abel or Cain who's gassy, but as Abel has the nasty poops, I'm guessing he is the perpetrator of both, lol. He's not bloated. Abel also isn't high white, neither is Cain. He acts completely normally, too. He's a little more squirmy than his brother is and not as friendly, but I put that down to differences in personality.
I can't afford a vet visit for a few weeks, but it's starting to concern me. This has gone on a couple of months. I don't think it's megacolon; he has the soft smelly poops, but he isn't impacted, he doesn't have bloating, and his butt looks normal. He's just gassy and has soft poops. Does he just have ratty IBS? There are no health issues otherwise and neither of them have ever gotten sick or been on antibiotics.
Cain is also completely fine. They both eat a lot. The only treats they get are baby puffs, nuts, rarely yogurt drops and occasionally small pieces of fruit or veggies. I really don't think its megacolon since he has no other symptoms. Just a sensitive tummy, maybe? Or anxiety? I live in a loud household (I live w family) but they have a large cage and plenty of places to hide. The only health issue other than his was a broken toe with Abel; he healed really well. (He crushed it on a tile that he had unclipped and shoved off the upper floors...)