green poo

inkedandpierced · 06-20-2010, 02:16 PM

ive noticed that one of the snowteds has green poo and its soft when picked up (not by hand lol by tissue)

baby is 4 weeks and one day old

please tell me its not wet tail?

baby is very active, seems to be eating/drinking ok

souffle · 06-20-2010, 02:31 PM

How much veg are they eating I&P? Sounds like they may be having too much so I would cut this right back. Try giving none for a few days and also nothing new. Don't give a lot of protein wet foods till it is sorted. Babyhams this size can go downhill quickly so you need to be vigilent and see a vet as soon as you see it getting any worse than occasional. Have you separated them yet? Sometimes the stress of leaving mum can upset them. You can try sprinkling some powdered arrowroot on their porridge (made with water for now).
Hope baby is OK

inkedandpierced · 06-20-2010, 02:33 PM

they are still with mum ham and they havnt had any veg lately apart from cooked sweet potato last night

souffle · 06-20-2010, 02:36 PM

Could have been that maybe. Keep to dry for now plus 1 porridge platter per day. You will need to move the boys out pretty soon as they will mate with mum who will come into season again and also their sisters will come into season about 5 weeks or so.
I don't think it is wet tail but watch her closely and see how she goes overnight.

inkedandpierced · 06-20-2010, 02:38 PM

the little one is a he, atm he seems pretty active, he was ok yesterday (well he didnt poop out of the case so im assuming his poops wernt green last night)

but the ham in question is VERY hyper

my bf said that its normal for a human babies poop to be green when drinking milk so maybe its like this for a ham? i know one of them is still drinking milk as i can hear the noises

what does wet tail poop look like, what colour is it?

should i stop getting baby out tonight?

souffle · 06-20-2010, 02:45 PM

Hammy babies are not like humans though!! Is he drinking mamas milk or bottled milk do you mean? Snowflake will not really have any milk left and they will just be comfort suckling!
Wet tail is like very wet, runny diaorrhoea and it smells very bad. The botty will be covered in it and the whole room will stink. It is very infectious.
I don't think it is this but overeating sweet potato or something. Check there is no mouldy wet food in the store!

inkedandpierced · 06-20-2010, 02:46 PM

it didnt smell bad, just smelt like poop, was soft when picked up or stood in and there was a bit stuck to his bottom

what should i do about getting him out?

souffle · 06-20-2010, 02:51 PM

Yes I would get him out because you need to check him over to see if it is any worse. If his bottom is messy see a vet in the morning. You can clean him with a cotton ball dipped in water and squeezed out then dry with some loo roll gently. Also check the other pups and mum too.
If all seems well they stick to dry foods as I said for a day or so.

inkedandpierced · 06-20-2010, 02:53 PM

other pups and mum are fine, all hyper lol

just checked pup in question, he seems to have cleaned his own back area, it only had 2 slight specks of green on it

fluffymunchkins · 06-21-2010, 10:22 AM

glad to know hes seeming ok

When were you thinking of seperating them?