A 5wk old boy, 100g (he is a bit underweight because of diarrhea - was gaining and lost some after diarrhea hit).
1) His diarrhea:
1 day (almost) - on hydration to flush the system
1 day (almost) - added kaopektate and baby rice cereal to his formula (baby banana food was all sold out, so just used rice cereal).
Some improvement: It's no longer greyish colour and no longer mucusy. Right now it looks like bright yellow watery stuff. Pictures attached - the color in the pics is fairly accurate. When it comes out, it's even brighter yellow.
But despite some improvement, it's still diarrhea.
2) He seems to have some sort of sniffles.
Initially, it seemed to be part of all the pfts and snorts that baby squirrels make. But after a couple of days I think it's not just pfts. It sounds as if his nose was a little bit stuffed: generally, his breath is quiet, but from time to time it's as if he has something in his nose because he sounds like someone who has a stuffy nose. As in, for instance, when you blew your nose, but there is still something remains, and as you try to breath, your nose sounds "sniffly." This sniffling sound can be with every breath sometimes, other times - occasionally. It also seems that in certain positions it is more pronounced, as in when he tries to look up and hold his head up the sniffles become audible, when he bows his head, they disappear.
It's not chest clicking (i listened), it's coming from his nose/face area, not chest.
So, given his diarrhea and these sniffles, should he be treated with abs?
Tomorrow morning will have been 24hrs since kaopektate started. If his diarrhea does not improve by then, maybe, abs are needed?
He needs to start gaining and catching up with good weight for his age, but this diarrhea prevents that.
Although the diarrhea started after the finder's cow's milk, now I am beginning to think that maybe it became a coccidia flare-up?...
Otherwise, his activity level - normal, appetite - improved, actually. Eats well. Pees fine.
If abs, what will be best?
This is what I've got:
Cipro 500mg (expires 10/2017)
Sulfa Trim 800/160mg (expired 1/2016)
Metro 250 mg (expires 3/2016) - although I don't think he has giardia, because his diarrhea does not have a strong foul smell and isn't greish-green, which is what a giardia diarrhea is supposed to look and smell like.