stevo not pooping

[sherbear59]

Stevo has had good days and bad we know his days are #'d Today while checking his belly I think i feel poop backed up have not seen him poop in days thought maybe he's just doing it in his cage ,,,, but now that i felt that in his lower tummy ? He has been pretty much not eating for a week and on drinking esbilac as much as we can get down him . Day before yesterday he started wanting to eat , i crushed mixed vegtables and baked potatoe's,ketchup,peaches . This is just past 2 days what can i give him to make it move !!!!!! he 13 yrs.old:thankyou :thankyou :thankyou

[island rehabber]

awwww....poor old dude. How wonderful that he has lived to such a ripe old age, a credit to his humans. Try coconut -- it has been known to give "the runs" to both humans and squirrels. :D

[skye]

aww the poor little darling God Bless him and you for giving him a good home and love all these years. I was wondering if warm water to the belly would help? or him pancake on a warm hot water bottle? Your little fur baby will be in my prayers big hugs to him:grouphug

[Legomom]

Watermelon is also a good one...and didn't someone mention before canned pumpkin?

[Pam]

Watermelon is also a good one...and didn't someone mention before canned pumpkin?

Canned pumpkin was on my DH's list of suggestions for you to try, Sherbear. :thumbsup

Love you Stevo! :Love_Icon Praying for you to feel better soon!

[gs1]

i know i'm way off base here, considering i don't have a clue about squirrel biology .. but i'm thinking a water enema with an ear syringe ... because it's flexible - i hope, dear God, no chance of perforation.

but maybe a little bit of water - not hot, not cold - might help lubricate the mass from the other end and maybe quicker than trying things from the mouth, especially if the stool is dry at the rectum end.


it seems like an emergency to me. Please check with others before doing - as i said, i don't have a clue.

I'd also like to suggest flax seed grounded - in water and apple sauce mix - as a slurry - because the flax lubricates as it goes along the bowel wall, so it really should just slip right out in one piece ...but i'd guess it would also cause gas, until he is used to it ... and that can be dangerous, ... so again, simethicone baby drops in the proper dosage might help.

Until he gets moving properly again though i'd think carefully about the flax, i don't like the idea of gas and constipation at the same time... i'd hate for him to get bloat.

as i said, i don't know a thing about squirrels so please just take this as suggestions and ask others.

all the best. :Love_Icon

[Jackie in Tampa]

Pumpkin...{not pie filling though, as it has other ingredients} of any kind...in the can, baby food, fresh. It has always workrd when nothing else has.
Prayers for Stevo:grouphug
Good Luck. Please keep us updated, thanks!
I love you little buddy:Love_Icon , and Lucy too!:Love_Icon

[Charles Chuckles]

just wondered how Stevo is doing:dono God bless the sweet baby:grouphug

[sherbear59]

Thank You all so much for your sugestions !:grouphug :grouphug he's been doing pretty good past 24 hrs ,,,,,,,really wants to eat pecans but he has only bottom tooth so , letting im have alittle. He is moving around more and has even gone to Lucy's cage looking for food. Slowing down in the esbilac now. So now we are going to walmart for pumkin puree and coconut milk ! And of course he is going ! Again thank you all so much for being HERE !:grouphug :grouphug he just pooped ONE ! :multi

[skye]

:D great to hear:thumbsup
Thank You all so much for your sugestions !:grouphug :grouphug he's been doing pretty good past 24 hrs ,,,,,,,really wants to eat pecans but he has only bottom tooth so , letting im have alittle. He is moving around more and has even gone to Lucy's cage looking for food. Slowing down in the esbilac now. So now we are going to walmart for pumkin puree and coconut milk ! And of course he is going ! Again thank you all so much for being HERE !:grouphug :grouphug he just pooped ONE ! :multi

[Jackie in Tampa]

Poop little buddy!:thumbsup

[sherbear59]

OK got the coconut milk ,such a mild think stuff, he doesn't want it so making take it . About 1pm he was wondering around the room looking pretty good ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,then my son noticed blood,,evidently he clawed the inside of his nose,,,,,,,,,,, totally freak me out so much blood out of a little tiny nose. :shakehead Took 2 hours to get it to stop,,,,,,,,,but if e sneezes it losens and we start over ,,,,,,,,this is getting so hard poor little guy is so wimpy, My heart is just breaking,,,,,, I've never had a pet go through so much. His good days are real good but the bad days are real bad . Thanks for all the support ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,he feels the love :grouphug :grouphug

[Buddy'sMom]

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[JLM27]

Can you give him a warm rice buddy? Old folks and squirrels that don't feel well like warm spots. Old cats find a warm place to lie in all day, like in the middle of the range or in a sunny window.. Is he getting enough vitamin K (green leafies?) That's supposed to be good for bleeding.

[Jackie in Tampa]

:grouphug

[Legomom]

:grouphug Thinking of you, Stevo :grouphug

[Nancy in New York]

Feel better soon honey.:grouphug :grouphug :grouphug

[SkwerlGirl]

awwww....poor old dude. How wonderful that he has lived to such a ripe old age, a credit to his humans. Try coconut -- it has been known to give "the runs" to both humans and squirrels. :D

I've found that melons of ANY kind tend to get things a'movin' in that department....! watermelon especially!

[winky2]

A 2 hour nose bleed is alarming. Sounds like he might be having problems clotting. Any chance he got into rat bait? Is he coughing? Any bruising anywhere? Clotting times can also be effected with liver disease. Do his mucous membranes, toes or skin on the inside of his ears have a yellow tone at all? There are lots of other causes for clotting defects too, I'm not sure what is common in squirrels though. Do you have a vet? A vet can do a quick test to see if his clotting times are normal. Sorry, I don't mean to alarm you but I thought you should be aware.

[Jackie in Tampa]

Hello Stevo, how ya doing buddy!
Sending big hugs!:grouphug and kisses too!
Hello Little Lucy:wave123