Does anyone know of anything that can cause a ferret to pass large amounts
of mucus in its stool?
 
My cousin's ferret that I have been sitting for a couple of months is
bright-eyed and bushy tailed, active and seems to be fine EXCEPT for the
mucus in his stool.  Sometimes he just passes a large lump of mucus with no
stool at all.
 
The only change in his regimen has been that I took him off "Special Kitty"
that his owner was feeding and put him on Nutro's Adult Cat Food (32%
Protein).  He also got into my cat's bowl of Science Diet W/D formula
(prescription for stomach problems), but he only ate a couple of teaspoons
of that.
 
This mucus thing has gone on for about a week now with no change.
 
Thanks in advance.
 
Tim Williamson and "Leo the Mucus Monster"
[Posted in FML issue 2024]