HELP: wet poop

[casshyr]

Just today i notice my chin's poop is starting to get wet. Below is some of the probable causes, and you guys can let me know if any of them make sense:

The chin is 9-weeks old.

1) I have been trying to tame her by hand-feeding her pellets, and as a result, I may have over-fed her a bit too much than what is recommended. Each day I feed ~25 pellets to her, is that too much in term of the # pellets she is supposed to get per day? She also eats timothy hay on the side. The pellets are Mazuri, the same kind that she has been getting before i got her.

2) I just got her less than a week ago, so maybe it's the change in the new environment. HOWEVER, she was fine for the first 4 days...it's only today that i notice the poop is getting wet.

These are the only 2 reasons i can think of.

 

[tunes]

It's rare for a chin to get overfed, although a baby has been known to gorge itself a time or two; however, there is no number of pellets per day to be given. I free feed, which means I fill up a feeder and when it needs more I add more.

Mazuri has been known to cause loose poo in many chins. There are some people who swear by it, but more often people end up switching from it for the issue you are having. For now, I would stop giving pellets. I would give just good quality timothy hay for a couple days. Make sure the water is fresh and filtered or reverse osmosis - no tap water unless it runs through a filter that removes the particles that cause giardia. If it hasn't cleared up in a day or two, then you will need to take a stool sample to the vet. You can also offer her a bit of activated charcoal on her hay and see if that helps. It looks nasty, but for some weird reason chins like it. Watch her closely. She's a baby and doesn't have much to spare weight wise. If after a two days they are not firm again, call a chin experienced vet. You could even take a stool sample into the vet now for peace of mind.