Bloating + Diarrhea 4-5 week old

[Nctova]

Still no poop

Gave him about .2 ml of gas x with some warm water.

I can tell he wants to poop but it just won’t come out.

[Nctova]

Langley can’t die from this protocol right? Like starve to death?

I’m just so worried that he hasn’t eaten anything

[GoldenEyes]

Would you consider taking him to a veterinarian? I don't know how much it would cost or whether the vet would be able to alleviate the bloat/constipation but there is a wildlife-friendly vet in Raleigh, NC-Dr. Dan Johnson. www.avianandexotic.com

[Javarat]

Langley can’t die from this protocol right? Like starve to death?

I’m just so worried that he hasn’t eaten anything

He is well fed and strong.
We won't push the water diet long enough get anywhere near starvation.

If you have gotten any more poop put of him... start introducing diluted formula at the ratio of 25% Esbilac, 75% water.
(This basically breaks down to 1 part Esbilac powder.. and 11 parts water)
The taste should help you to get him to drink it.

Later this evening (in about four or five hours) change to 1 part Esbilac powder.. and 5 parts water.

[Nctova]

[Nctova]

[Nctova]

What is this dark coloration in his tummy?
I’ve been massaging it & sometimes it will move to the other side..

He has only pooped one more time just recently, since this morning. Not a lot.

I will give him one more feeding of water in about an hour. After that I think I’m going to heavily dilute some formula for him

[Javarat]

What is this dark coloration in his tummy?
I’ve been massaging it & sometimes it will move to the other side..

He has only pooped one more time just recently, since this morning. Not a lot.

I will give him one more feeding of water in about an hour. After that I think I’m going to heavily dilute some formula for him

It may be a pressure point, like an air bubble, if it moves around.

Start introducing diluted formula at the ratio of 25% Esbilac, 75% water.
(This basically breaks down to 1 part Esbilac powder.. and 11 parts water)
The taste should help you to get him to drink it.

Later this evening change to 1 part Esbilac powder.. and 5 parts water.

[island rehabber]

He is well fed and strong.
We won't push the water diet long enough get anywhere near starvation.

If you have gotten any more poop put of him... start introducing diluted formula at the ratio of 25% Esbilac, 75% water.
(This basically breaks down to 1 part Esbilac powder.. and 11 parts water)
The taste should help you to get him to drink it.

Later this evening (in about four or five hours) change to 1 part Esbilac powder.. and 5 parts water.

With all due respect and sorry for butting in here, but the ratio of 25% Esbilac and 75% water should be

ONE part Esbilac powder to THREE parts water.

Full strength is one part powder to TWO parts water.
Any mixture of 11 parts water is so diluted, the baby is not getting any nutrition at all.

ok, carry on and we are all hoping and praying for this baby's recovery!

[Javarat]

With all due respect and sorry for butting in here, but the ratio of 25% Esbilac and 75% water should be

ONE part Esbilac powder to THREE parts water.

Full strength is one part powder to TWO parts water.
Any mixture of 11 parts water is so diluted, the baby is not getting any nutrition at all.

ok, carry on and we are all hoping and praying for this baby's recovery!

Island rehabber... This is from Duckman's protocol for bloat.
It steps from 25% Esbilac (Formula) to 50% and then 75%... in water.
We are currently at the 50% stage. Half Esbilac formula and half water. Which would be 1 part powder and 2 parts water (the formula) plus an equal amount of water (three parts). So that would total out to one part powder and five parts water.
The next part would be 75% stage.. (which I doubt Duckman meant as 3 parts powder and 1 part water). So that would be the 11am feeding.. of one part powder and four parts water.

[Nctova]

I have been giving a mix of 1.5 tbsp of esbilac with 6 tbsp of water.. still heavily diluted but I did want him to get some nutrients..

[Javarat]

Nctova... Go ahead and step up to the 75% formula mix at the 11am feeding... one part powder to three parts water. (not four as I said earlier)
Also give him another dose of GasX.. and try submerging his bottom half in warm water when massaging and stimulating to poop.
I would limit feedings to once per four hours.. but you can try stimulating every other hour.

The purple area does worry me. That would indicate pressure. Is it still about the same color or darker or reddish?
How is his appetite?

[Javarat]

Oh... Check all of his bedding to make sure he did not poop in there.
If there is any poop.. clean it out so we can easily spot new poop.