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scratsdad
05-22-2012, 10:33 PM
I know there's other posts regarding this issue, but their within a post by a different title. They all pertain to another issue. Can't find what I'm looking for. Here's the issue.
Scrat will be starting her 8th year in two months. She's on Phenobarbatol for seizures. Also magnesium for same issue. I cut up a 250mg tablet. a 1/8th of it smashed and put into a syringe holder. I've mixed in ensure to the magnesum . She started having mushy poop. Stopped the ensure and went to orange juice. Her poop got normal and last week had to stop the orange juice beause her mushy poop came back. So now I'm mixing in her mixed berry juice to the magnesum instead. She's been on the mixed berry juice for 4 or 5 years with no issues. So my guess it's either the phenobarbatol or the magnesum that's causing the mushy poop. I'm thinking the magnesum. Instead of twice daily I'm thinking only once. The magnesum helps with the seizures so don't want to stop it. Or it could be the pheno, but can't stop it either. Any suggestions on what might be done to get her poop back to normal. She's had the mushies now for two weeks.

CritterMom
05-23-2012, 05:10 AM
Aw, poor Scrat. Is the pheno and magnesium a new addition, or just the magnesium?

I bought a new FV product the last time I ordered from Henrys:
http://www.henryspets.com/dia-stat-probiotics/

From looking at the ingredients, it seems to be a professional version of rehydration fluid blended with the old cream of rice stuff they used to use to bind baby squirrels with diarrhea. A little of this may harden the stools and then you will be able to evaluate whether or not the decreased magnesium has solved your problem.

If you want to PM me your address I would be happy to send some to you. I am the best stocked squirrel person without babies to raise that you have ever seen - I suppose as long as I have 3 of everything needed to be successful I will NEVER get another baby!

Just let me know.