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"Poop Chart This list should give you an idea of what's going on with your ferret by examining the poops. POOPS all about them..... COLOR: Yellow or greenish - indicates rapid transit (small bowel) Black, tarry - indicates bleeding in the upper digetive tract Bloody - red blood or clots indicate bleeding in the colon Pasty, light colored - indicates lack of bile (liver disease) Large, gray, rancid smelling - indicates inadequate digestion or absorption (malabsorption symdrome) CONSISTENCY: Watery - indicates small bowel wall irritation (toxins and severe infections) Foamy - suggests a bacterial infection Greasy - often with oil on the hair around the anus; indicates malabsorption Excessive mucus - a glistening or jelly like appearance indicates colonic origin ODOR (the more watery the stool, the greater the odor): Foodlike or smelling like sour milk - suggests both rapid transit and malabsorption; for example, overfeeding Putrid - suggests an intestinal infection FREQUENCY: Several in an hour, each small, with straining - suggests inflammation of the large bowel Three or four times daily, each large - suggests malabsorption or small bowel disorder Diarrhea which persists for several days or longer suggests a chronic ailment such as colitis, parasite infestation, or malabsorption syndrome. Diarrhea is a symptom, not a disease.
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