New chin...poop question

[fbodgrl]

I picked up my Chin last evening. She pooped in the carrier (obviously) and in her cage. I noticed that her poop is smaller than it was last night.

I'm not sure if she ate or drank overnight. I marked the water bottle today so I will be able to see if she drank anything. I saw her at her food dish and it appeared she was eating, but I am not sure if she really ate or how much.

Should I be worried?

 

[StevieP]

No, don't be worried. Some chins don't eat or drink for a few days after they have been moved to a new place. Therefore, you are seeing small poops.

 

[fbodgrl]

Thanks. I did see her drink when I got home from work at 3am this morning. Still not sure if she has eaten, but I see hay strewn about so I am assuming she is eating hay at least or playing with it :hilarious:

Poops did seem somewhat bigger when I got home at 3am.

I'm a nervous new chin mom

 

[Brittany]

Poop can also be different depending on the time of day. I have one chin who makes tiny poop during the day, and it gets bigger as she starts eating/ moving around at night.

 

[Laurie]

Not all chins have the same size poop. If you have more than one chin you will always need to take this into consideration. Small poops are not always a sign of illness. I have 2 chins that have small poos and they always have. As Brit said they also vary in size depending on the time of day.

 

[Isabella Whateva]

It's good that you're paying attention, because poops are a great way to tell how your chin is doing. Whenever I move any of my chins around they get small poops. Something to be worried about would be small poops and barely eating/drinking when all other environmental conditions were normal.

 

[fbodgrl]

It's good that you're paying attention, because poops are a great way to tell how your chin is doing. Whenever I move any of my chins around they get small poops. Something to be worried about would be small poops and barely eating/drinking when all other environmental conditions were normal.

I feed my dog a raw diet and the best way to know things are right and balanced is poop! So I am a professional poop watcher and analyzer :laughitup: