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Mite treatment - squidgy poos?
- Thread starter susie bun
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Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
susie bun
Wise Old Thumper
That's interesting - I already have doubts about his teeth. He is not a good hay eater and frequently accepts but immediately drops fenugreek crunchies. I'm hoping that when he goes back to the vet at the end of his mite treatment his teeth will be properly checked.
Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
I would try to get this done ASAP. Otherwise gut problems (stasis) are on the cards.
susie bun
Wise Old Thumper
Thanks, Jane. I'm hoping to see the wee fellow later today. I did mention dental as a possible cause of the mite problem before, and hoped his teeth would have been checked by the vet on his first visit, but apparently they weren't.
Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
Poor intake of long fibre (hay) leads to dysbiosis in the cecum which leads to excess/unformed cecotrophs, mucky bum, soft fecals etc. Dysbiosis can occur over a period of time so is not necessarily related to a dietary change but to an ongoing inappropriate diet (ie lacking in hay/too much protein and carbohydrates)
