To Ross Miller:
Ross - When fresh, feces are a lighter borwn and soft, although they
are usually well-formed. They only turn dark after exposure to air (and the
hemoglobin pigments in the feces get oxidized.
Also rmember, that stress (from a new home) an cause loose stools,
although by 3 weeks they should have firmed up. I don't think anything is
wrong just yet, but it's good to keep watching it. I wish all owners took an
interst in feces....
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Bruce Williams, DVM, DACVP Department of Veterinary Pathology
[log in to unmask] Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
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(202) 782-2600/2602
[Posted in FML issue 1175]