POOP doesn't look good!!

[iwonka]

I have 5 babies (about 2 weeks old) and 4 (about 3 weeks old).

I started a thread about them in The Nursery:

http://thesquirrelboard.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33581&highlight=montreal

They eat 50% goat milk recipe (3 parts goat’s milk+1 part heavy cream+1 part plain yogurt) and 50% FV.

The five pinkies are doing well. I'm in front of :yuck every time I feed them, they spit on me, but at the end I am able to make them swallow their 5%.

What I have problem with, are the 4 olders.. POOP doesn't look good!! It is creamy .. yellow (very light) and this morning, one of the babies had creamy-liquid white poop.

I gave them the pedialite between 2 feedings but I don't see any improvment yet.

Any advice will be more than welcome ..

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[Sweet Simon's Mommy]

sounds to me like you are over feeding the group with the white poop.
When you feed them..... alternate babies between cc's so their tummies have a chance to realize they have something in there, they wont eat as much...
may be same with the others too much too fast in their tummies will make them puke.
What do you feed them with and how much and how often>>

[jbtartell]

is it stinky.. I mean really stinky? sounds like coxidia.. keep them away from the others it is contagious and will spread and if not treated they will get really sick and possiby die.. I will find my book and post back with a treatment.

[jbtartell]

sorry it is over feeding..

[island rehabber]

jbtartell is correct -- white mushy poop is OVERFEEDING. Also when they spit up it's overfeeding, especially when you are feeding a very very rich formula.

[iwonka]

sounds to me like you are over feeding the group with the white poop.
When you feed them..... alternate babies between cc's so their tummies have a chance to realize they have something in there, they wont eat as much...
may be same with the others too much too fast in their tummies will make them puke.
What do you feed them with and how much and how often>>

Thank you Sweet Simon's Mommy!

I feed them every 4 hours with 5% of their body weight.... and I force :hidechair them to eat. If I listen to them they would eat half of what I give them..

[iwonka]

jbtartell is correct -- white mushy poop is OVERFEEDING. Also when they spit up it's overfeeding, especially when you are feeding a very very rich formula.

:thankyou Maura

OK.. I will feed less them..

What about hydration then?... If they eat less than 5% should I give them some water?
FYI, Tonight we are moving to 100% FV.

[iwonka]

sorry it is over feeding..

:thankyou jbtartell .. You made me almost crying with your first post :)

[Nancy in New York]

:thankyou Maura

OK.. I will feed less them..

What about hydration then?... If they eat less than 5% should I give them some water?
FYI, Tonight we are moving to 100% FV.

I find that sometimes they just don't want to eat the 5-7%, but in the long run, over the course of 24 hours, it all works out to what they should be getting in a day. They sometimes take more and sometimes take less. I have never forced one to take formula though....I just feed them again a little earlier if they don't take their whole amount.
No, I wouldn't give them water in between, you want them hungry for the next earlier feeding.

[iwonka]

I just feed them again a little earlier if they don't take their whole amount.


:thankyou Nancy! Very good idea! How I did not thought about it by myself :bowdown