Guide To The Rainbow Of Poop Colors

COLOR

BLOODY:
Actual red blood seen in stool. Could indicate panleukepenia. Grossly abnormal, must be seen ASAP.

MUCOUS:
Yellowish/White/Clear slimy substance. Indicates severe bowel irritation. Grossly abnormal and needs immediate care.

BLACK:
True dark black color to stool. Usually indicates bleeding high in the bowel. Severe sign, needs immediate attention.

BROWN:
Normal color. Be happy!

ORANGE:
Usually indicates way too much bile in stool, can occur with reflux.Seek medical advice.

YELLOW:
Almost always indicates bacterial imbalance in the bowel. If has diarrhea also, usually related to coccidia. Seek medical advice.

WHITE:
Grossly abnormal color, usually indicates, severe bacterial imbalance and severe infection in the bowel. Kitten at risk of dying, needs medical attention, ASAP.


CONSISTENCY

Dry/hard:
Abnormal, usually indicates dehydration. Seek care, promptly.

Firm:
Normal, be happy.

Formed but soft:
Low range of ‘normal’. If stools change from firm to soft you should seek medical advice.

Toothpast:
Still has somewhat tubular form but falls apart once touched. Abnormal, needs medication.

Cow-patty:
Never formed but thick enough it falls into a ‘cow-patty’ shape. Abnormal, animal is at significant risk and needs immediate attention.

Liquidy:
Just fluid that falls out of rectum, thin and may have mucous. Abnormal, animal is at severe risk and must be seen immediately.

The ‘Squirts’ :
Animal has no control over bowel and watery fluid squirts out of rectum. Grossly abnormal, animal in danger of dying, must be seen immediately!

Extracted from www.kittenrescue.org