Potty problems

[Aleonard]

She's around 6 weeks, when I got her she had diarrhea the first two days (Wednesday & Thursday) now I haven't seen her poop since. I can't get her to pee for me but I'm smelling it in her cage. Her belly isn't to bloated and she's gained 2 grams in 24 hours278763 it kinda looked like she's dragging her butt (like a dog would) I've seen her do that twice. I ran warm water over her bottom and nothing.. I just changed the bedding to a different color so maybe it's easier to see poop.

[lennysmom]

It does concern me that you haven't seen any poop since Thursday. And I know you told me you didn't find any in her blakets, carrier, or floor today. Not sure why she would be dragging her butt either.. :thinking Maybe she is constipated.
Hoping you will see some poop soon.:poop

[ALittleNutty]

If it was only a couple of days I would think she just didn't have anything in her intestinal tract after the diarrhea. Maybe try hydrating with some sugar water in between feedings. 2 cups water and 1.5 Tablespoons of sugar. Store it in the refrigerator but serve it warm just like formula. You can also soak her up to her chest in warm water and massage her belly to encourage things to move in the right direction. Oh, what formula is she eating and is she eating between 5-7% of her weight?

[Aleonard]

She's eating 6% of her weight esbliac puppy milk. Full of energy. She just won't let me potty her! Past two days in between feedings I've gave her watermelon juice . She hates water when I tried dipping her she freaked!

[ALittleNutty]

She's eating 6% of her weight esbliac puppy milk. Full of energy. She just won't let me potty her! Past two days in between feedings I've gave her watermelon juice . She hates water when I tried dipping her she freaked!

She is on the powdered milk right? The liquid is not the same for some reason. Glad to hear she is eating well and full of energy. The watermelon is a diuretic and may be pulling too much fluid out of her system before it has time to be absorbed. Try either the sugar water or my personal fav is molasses( same recipe just substitute), since it has some vitamins and minerals. The sugar/molasses will help draw water into her intestines and loosen things up. Oh yeah they can freak about the water soaks or baths. It's not bad when they are eyes closed babies but after that it's like a wrestling match. Hope she feels better soon.

[MissAmy]

Has she started on fruits and veggies yet? If so try giving her some puréed pumpkin, it gets thing moving with out dehydrating and it's healthy. I hope you get poop soon. Funny the things we wish for when loving and caring for these precious animals lol. Make sure it's the 100% puréed pumpkin if you're using canned and not the pumpkin pie mix.

[MissAmy]

How's your little girl doing? Are her bowels moving ok now? I hope all is well, thank you for caring for her.

[Aleonard]

I'm going to try veggies today! & we built her a cage and she pooped in it first thing!! Today it's full of poo!!!! Finally! Thank you for your help!

[cava]

I'm going to try veggies today! & we built her a cage and she pooped in it first thing!! Today it's full of poo!!!! Finally! Thank you for your help!

The cure for not pooping: build them something nice to crap on :laugh2

[Aleonard]

I came home to loads of crap!:grin2