Two nights ago I went to clean the pigpen, and I noticed it was full of a crazy amount of stools, even more than normal. The majority of the stools were very soft and putty-like. This continued throughout the evening. Then yesterday evening when I went to clean, I found very few poops that were very small, spongy, kinda dehydrated-looking. I've seen Tribble make the soft, mucky poops before in the past, but they've always cleared up on their own without any help. These small, dehydrated poops in small amounts are far more worrisome to me, especially because they have continued into today.
He appears to be eating and drinking normally in normal amounts. He has had no recent diet change. His behavior so far has been normal. He shows no signs of distress when defecating or urinating. I read about impaction and cleaned out his perineal sac according to youtube demonstration earlier today, but found no sign of impaction. I have been giving him a dab of bene-bac twice daily for the past 3 days (since the soft, mucky poos), and have given him 2 doses of simethicone today.
His weight has been on a slow decline for the past several years with no obvious explanation. He lost his cagemate back in mid-January and currently is living alone. He will be 6 at the end of the month.
Any thoughts on what could be causing this? Are GI issues just part of getting older? What should I do next?
He appears to be eating and drinking normally in normal amounts. He has had no recent diet change. His behavior so far has been normal. He shows no signs of distress when defecating or urinating. I read about impaction and cleaned out his perineal sac according to youtube demonstration earlier today, but found no sign of impaction. I have been giving him a dab of bene-bac twice daily for the past 3 days (since the soft, mucky poos), and have given him 2 doses of simethicone today.
His weight has been on a slow decline for the past several years with no obvious explanation. He lost his cagemate back in mid-January and currently is living alone. He will be 6 at the end of the month.
Any thoughts on what could be causing this? Are GI issues just part of getting older? What should I do next?