I gave Chay and Billy a tiny bit of squeeze cheese before taking them on a car trip today, and when we got home, I came back to my room to discover Chay had had some mucousy diarrhea on my comforter. (Heh heh, that went straight to the washer, and mom doesn't get to know he made a mess....) His back end was so messy I had to give him a little bath, and he was surprisingly very good! No scratching, just climbed on top of me to get away from the water, meaning I got soaked as well.
Anyways, I'm trying to figure out why the diarrhea...it seems to be on again, off again, as in he'll have diarrhea maybe once or twice over the course of a day or two, then didn't have it for a week, then again today. I think I fed him a little pre-packaged raw (kept in the freezer, thawed in the fridge, eaten very shortly after being put out) last week as well as last night, but there don't seem to be the bubbles I've heard associated with salmonella poisoning, and Billy shows no symptoms but ate more raw. Could his tummy just be that sensitive to the lactose in cheese, or maybe the richness of raw? I've kept a close eye to make sure he's not dehydrated, or he would be at the vet right now. Thanks for suggestions!
Anyways, I'm trying to figure out why the diarrhea...it seems to be on again, off again, as in he'll have diarrhea maybe once or twice over the course of a day or two, then didn't have it for a week, then again today. I think I fed him a little pre-packaged raw (kept in the freezer, thawed in the fridge, eaten very shortly after being put out) last week as well as last night, but there don't seem to be the bubbles I've heard associated with salmonella poisoning, and Billy shows no symptoms but ate more raw. Could his tummy just be that sensitive to the lactose in cheese, or maybe the richness of raw? I've kept a close eye to make sure he's not dehydrated, or he would be at the vet right now. Thanks for suggestions!