the sloth gut

note: S.O.S. does not provide medical advice please read and have your animal evaluated by a licensed professional 

transfaunation FAQ (by anecdotal experiences)

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published - very few sloth specific FMT publications but a recent study shows great promise

1. collected fresh and frozen @ -  80 f

2. series of 

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transfaunation delivery methods

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• gelatin capsules filled with crushed fecal placed into grapes- successful

• mixed with critical care herbivore via tube - successful

• gel diet, not successful

• pumpkin, not successful

• sweet potato, not successful 

• mortar and pestle ground down

• slurry of feces, water and banana mash and syringed into mouth with a catheter tipped syringe

• critical Care or slurry mixtures with ground feces directly into animal's g-tube

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length of treatment time

• 2 grams of feces/kg of sloth for two weeks (if possible start in conjunction with medications that may kill the gut microbiota.) 

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transferring feces to facilities

• needs to be transferred within a day

• donor fecal should be healthy, pelleted fecal that has been freshly collected 

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