Jody
Exploring the pasture
My baby Nigerian wether is 17 days old. Up til today his poops have been normal. He's been living inside my home since I got him when he was 8 days old, up until yesterday which was his first overnight out doors.
Today, 2 times I noticed loose runny poops.. not quite a liquid, but more like a super squishy gel. It was yellow, whereas before his poops were a bit more orange and more firm.
How do I know if it's due to bacterial, viral, protozwhatever, or coccidiosis related, or even if it's from the milk replacer?
What's changed other than housing is in the milk mix I added 2 and half grams of probios to 2quarts milk. Could this be the cause?
He's been on a calf milk replacer since I got him, however, I mixed 2qts with 1 can carnation canned milk + 1qt buttermilk, & 1 pump of Nutri-Drench and he was fine on that
The diareah come after having the milk with probios. Could this be the cause?
I'm trying to keep him hydrated with fluids. I gave him water with electrolytes, but he won't drink much.. That was this morning.. he had maybe around 2 ounces..
Tonight I tried getting him to take more, but he won't suckle.. got maybe a couple squirts from the nipple.
In my water/electrolyte mix I added 1/3 teaspoon of corrid into 20oz water
He's active when awake, however does sleep alot, has been wanting to drink milk when it's hungry and has been chewing tiny pieces of hay.
The poops fall off and are not quite the mess as seen in some photos found online, but they're gel like and concern me.
What should I do other than make sure he gets water/electrolytes and just incase it's coccidiosis or to prevent such, how much corrid do I mix into a 20oz bottle of water?
Today, 2 times I noticed loose runny poops.. not quite a liquid, but more like a super squishy gel. It was yellow, whereas before his poops were a bit more orange and more firm.
How do I know if it's due to bacterial, viral, protozwhatever, or coccidiosis related, or even if it's from the milk replacer?
What's changed other than housing is in the milk mix I added 2 and half grams of probios to 2quarts milk. Could this be the cause?
He's been on a calf milk replacer since I got him, however, I mixed 2qts with 1 can carnation canned milk + 1qt buttermilk, & 1 pump of Nutri-Drench and he was fine on that
The diareah come after having the milk with probios. Could this be the cause?
I'm trying to keep him hydrated with fluids. I gave him water with electrolytes, but he won't drink much.. That was this morning.. he had maybe around 2 ounces..
Tonight I tried getting him to take more, but he won't suckle.. got maybe a couple squirts from the nipple.
In my water/electrolyte mix I added 1/3 teaspoon of corrid into 20oz water
He's active when awake, however does sleep alot, has been wanting to drink milk when it's hungry and has been chewing tiny pieces of hay.
The poops fall off and are not quite the mess as seen in some photos found online, but they're gel like and concern me.
What should I do other than make sure he gets water/electrolytes and just incase it's coccidiosis or to prevent such, how much corrid do I mix into a 20oz bottle of water?