Extra wet poops!

Cecals?

I don't know which one it is.. I think it's Lola. For the past week I have been finding numerous large (and small) grapey poops in Donny and Lola's shed.

They have had no veg for about a month, no diet change, no treats, the same hay intake, drinking the same etc.

I thought it might be food related so I have been giving them less an less, they get about .. half a handful now but I'm going to give them a bit less too. This has helped and I found 1 or 2 very small grapey poops 3 days ago. I accidently forgot and gave them their 'usual' handful 2 days ago checked them in the morning, 3 big poops on top of the litter tray and 2 small ones on the floor.

Gave them less since then and yesterday I found a small poo on the floor. This morning I can't see any but I'll be able to tell for sure when I clean them out later.

Once I've got them to the food level I want them at (which seems to be working) I'll see if it has stopped, if not I'll take them to the vets. Or do you think the vets is needed sooner?

Could it be grass related? They have very little grass in the run now and while Donny doesn't mind, Lola still tries to pull it up. Can grass roots do something like this? The don't have access to the run at night because of how cold it is at the moment so have the run from about 7am - 10pm.

Since it seems to go when you give them less I think it is the amount. If it doesn't clear up definitely go to the vets.

I don't think it's to do with the grass. I would have thought if they didn't have any grass for months and then suddenly had a lot you would get lots of uneaten cecotropes but this isn't the case.

When I was giving Doughnut too many pellets when she was a baby I had cecotropes everywhere. I cut her down and now she's fine.

cpayne said:

Since it seems to go when you give them less I think it is the amount. If it doesn't clear up definitely go to the vets.

I don't think it's to do with the grass. I would have thought if they didn't have any grass for months and then suddenly had a lot you would get lots of uneaten cecotropes but this isn't the case.

When I was giving Doughnut too many pellets when she was a baby I had cecotropes everywhere. I cut her down and now she's fine.

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I'll carry on cutting them down then Donny looks deathly disappointed at dinner time :lol: I'll give it another week and monitor it, if it changes or anything I'll take them to the vets

Aly&Poppy<3 said:

I'll carry on cutting them down then Donny looks deathly disappointed at dinner time :lol: I'll give it another week and monitor it, if it changes or anything I'll take them to the vets

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Oh Doughnut is positively starved, or pretends to be when it comes to pellets or veg!

You could always put them on hay only to see if it completely goes then started adding in. That way you will know if it is something else and I would then take them to the vets.

Do you give them pellets or is it veg?