Lots of sticky poop

[ollitos]

All these kits are making me crazy!

Matilda had 13. Big Bertha had 8 or 9... I can't remember. But we split them all up and after a few deaths, we now have 7 with Matilda and 6 with Big Bertha.

This morning I had two kits with olive green sticky poop and one with neon green sticky poop. I had a couple more with black sticky poop. I've been using the hydrogen peroxide to unstick their genitals.

I'm attributing all this runny poop to heat exposure that first day. They're all being fed twice a day; I'm checking for full bellies.

I'm sure there's nothing I can do except wait but I wanted to throw it out there and see if there's more I can do.

Because of the heat, I've been bringing all the kits inside during the day after their morning feedings. I keep them separated by nursing mother and return them in the early evening when it cools down.

 

[MamaSheepdog]

The dark stuff sounds like meconium... you've had babies, does it look like that?

Put some vaseline or A & D ointment on their rumps so it wont stick as badly.

 

[ollitos]

Now that you mention it, the black poop does seem like meconium.

If I put ointment on them, the fur will stick to them and the poop will stick to the fur and become matted and worse. I'll keep cleaning poop butts. I do it for chicks, I can do it for kits too. At least I'm finally done wiping my kids' butts!

That neon green poop kinda threw me though. Hopefully it will be back to normal tomorrow.

 

[MamaSheepdog]

Hmm- forgot about the fur in the nest, lol!

Wipe away, my friend, wipe away!