I have a two day old baby nubian who started to poop what looks like cooked winter squash? It isnt runny but thick soft and bright orange. Any ideas would be much appreciated. I have penecillin if that is what he needs. Thanks so much in advance Nancy

-- Nancy Steele (nsteele@theofficenet.com), April 15, 2001

Answers

No need to worry! The little fella has perfectly normal stools and his plumbing is working fine.

-- Chamoisee (chamoisee@yahoo.com), April 15, 2001.

Hi Nancy,

As mentioned in the first response, it sounds normal. Hope this helps.

-- Bernice (geminigoats@yahoo.com), April 15, 2001.

Nancy, Yellow stools are caused by the colostrum and are perfectly normal. They will be followed by black sticky stools the consistency of axel grease for a day or two. After that, they will be more similar to an adult's stools in color and texture, but obviously not quite the same until they start eating roughage.

-- Skip Walton (sundaycreek@gnrac.net), April 19, 2001.