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.... -- Bruce Williams, DVM, DACVP Department of Veterinary Pathology [log in to unmask] Armed Forces Institute of Pathology [log in to unmask] Washington, D.C. 20306-6000 (202) 782-2600/2602 [Posted in FML issue 1175]