How dark is too dark? How light is too light? How thick is too thick?
I have many questions about poop, apparently.
Athena and Ares have distinctive poop, so I know when one or both have used the box, despite being gone most of the day and them sharing absolutely everything.
Athena has very deep brown poops that are thick in diameter. When she was just about 5 months old, right before she was spayed, a vet commented on her exceptionally wide rectum (eep, he used finger width to indicate) and wondered why that was, but he didn't seem overly concerned. We were supposed to follow up with fecal samples, but she had complications from her spay and then they both got coccidia, so that issue was put on the back burner.
Ares has light brown poops that are fairly thin in diameter. He also squeaks/grunts a lot when he eats/grooms himself (so the other end, but I thought I'd mention it). The vet also didn't seem very concerned about this, but he indicated that Ares' digestive track was more like his pinky finger. He doesn't strain when he poops.
Any thoughts? Insights? I'm always wondering if their poops are normal, if I should follow up about Athena's thick, dark poop, if Ares' poop is too light for comfort...but maybe I'm just a helicopter mom?
They both have high-quality wet food for breakfast and dinner and some dry food while I'm at work.
I have many questions about poop, apparently.
Athena and Ares have distinctive poop, so I know when one or both have used the box, despite being gone most of the day and them sharing absolutely everything.
Athena has very deep brown poops that are thick in diameter. When she was just about 5 months old, right before she was spayed, a vet commented on her exceptionally wide rectum (eep, he used finger width to indicate) and wondered why that was, but he didn't seem overly concerned. We were supposed to follow up with fecal samples, but she had complications from her spay and then they both got coccidia, so that issue was put on the back burner.
Ares has light brown poops that are fairly thin in diameter. He also squeaks/grunts a lot when he eats/grooms himself (so the other end, but I thought I'd mention it). The vet also didn't seem very concerned about this, but he indicated that Ares' digestive track was more like his pinky finger. He doesn't strain when he poops.
Any thoughts? Insights? I'm always wondering if their poops are normal, if I should follow up about Athena's thick, dark poop, if Ares' poop is too light for comfort...but maybe I'm just a helicopter mom?
They both have high-quality wet food for breakfast and dinner and some dry food while I'm at work.