Well, my little Ty man seems to be worse. He is pooping (very very soft stinky stuff), and he is doing it in his sleep spots, which he never did before. I am worried that perhaps he has lost control of his bowels? He is eating and drinking fine. He doesn't seem to be acting any differently. But his bum is always yucky (and he hates when I clean it) and he smells like uhhh, crap.
He has (ever since I got him) had a sensitive tummy, and had diarrhea or soft poop everytime I gave him anything to eat other then lab blocks or Suebees.  Unfortunately it appears to be worse in the last few days. I don't know what to do to help him.
He is not, nor has been on any medications at all (which I know can cause this).  He is drinking so I am not too worried about him becoming dehydrated.  But I find I am starting to take him out for cuddles less and less because it gets all over me, and on my bed, the couch, etc.  I really feel horrible about that too...
Any advice?


Got Ty to the vet this evening.  He had very atypical megacolon.  Vet said he had it when I got him in Oct and was amazed I kept him alive, and in good condition this long.  She was very very compasionate, and we put him to sleep.  It was the right decision for him in his advanced condition.  Ty was 7 months old.  He was the sweetest boy.  I loved him very much.  Goodnight my baby.

I would suggest (going to vet of course), but also giving him some probiotics--such as yogurt with ACTIVE cultures.

Plain white rice, plain pasta noodles, bread...fine
carrots, potato, chicken, cucumber, tomatoes, any little piece of meat, any pasta with any sauce (much loved by my rats), yogurt, baby food, apple, pear, broccoli=soft poop or worse
None of these things give Zipper any problems... his poop is always the same... well formed, like little raisins. 
When Ty does (and it's been a long long time) have a normal poop, they are long and misformed.
He has no other symptoms (bloated or anything)
But i think he *may* be lower in energy in the past little while.
He's about 7 months old.

I think syringing liquid is about all you can do at this point, maybe get some pedialyte from a drugstore.  Please get him to a vet ASAP or he may die.  A vet will be able to give sub Q injections and maybe figure out whats wrong.  (I know I am stating the obvious--but still)

The apple Pedialyte is good.. I've tried it and my rats like it. Definately get him to the vets for subQ fluids though. When mine get soft poo I always have BeneBac on hand. It's just the probiotics. I'm often leary of giving yogurt because dairy can sometimes make things worse. I do give soy yogurt though. If I were you I would stick with the Suebee's and lab blocks and the treats you know he can have. It's not good for his system to be upset so much for the sake of a taste of tomato.

You can also tell if a rat is dehydrated by the color of thier pee.(same with humans) My old girlie, Ema, died of *I think* old age. Her body just quit on her, and for the last two weeks of her life she was very skinny, wouldnt eat much(I fed her baby food ever night so she would have something in her stomach)  and she had very dark pee, wich means she wasnt getting enough water. I tried giving her pedialyte, but she wouldnt take it. My younger rat, b asil, is very new and has a teeny bit of watery poo... maybe shes getting used to the Suebee mix. I added a little pedialyte to thier water, I wonder if thats giving her the runnies...my rats actually like the normal pedialyte, I tasted it myself, and its pretty salty, but they like it. (I know Im wierd. )

Ty made it throught the night.  He seems better today.
Publius:  He is peeing, it's not too much a fight to get it in, and he drinks it (although some dribbles out)  I have to syring it in, I hold him up right, slip the syring behind his teeth, into his cheek, and squirt very slowly.  Seems to work.
He doesn't dislike the pedoilyte, he does drink it.
By dozy I was trying to spell; short for dozing... very sleepy

Yes, I took him to the vet. 

OHHHH I am sooo sorry about you losing Ty. You did the best you could and I am sure he knows how much he was loved. *big hugs for you*
Dawn

Oh no!  I am so sorry you lost your baby!!!    I am so sorry for your loss.   

I just wanted to post a few pics of Ty...

The Canadian Timbit Pic

Rice Lover

Ty and Zipper

I'm so sorry for your loss.  He was a gorgeous man and he was terribly lucky to have such a loving and attentive home!  *hugs* for you and Zipper.

I'm so very sorry for your loss.  It sounds like you did a great job as Ty's mom!!  Hugs to you and I hope your heals quickly.

My new little guy is a 2 month old high white.  He had a loose poop today and I almost had a heart attack.  At 2 months he is passed the major danger point for megacolon right?  What are the chances that out of 3 rats i get two with it???