How do I deal with Rectal Prolapse?
When I first started building my collection of Chondros my biggest concern was the belief that chondros are a species that just continually prolapse. In fact this is not true. It does happen but with a frequency that makes it of little concern. It turns out this is not a problem I ve had to deal with. If caught early enough, it can easily be fixed. A piece of stool caught in the rectal tissue can look like a full-blown prolapse. First be certain that it is not a piece of stool that became lodged. After a bowel movement, if a small piece of stool becomes lodged in the end of the bowel (that is outside the body where there is no muscle to facilitate its passage), this can easily be massaged out and what is left is tissue (almost paper thin) that immediately retracts. In the case of a baby prolapsing, the first thing to do is place it in about a quarter inch of water with a ball of paper towels inside to create a little island for the animal to lie on. Allow about 15 min. for the animal t
