...continuing on regarding our sick dog.
Since my last post about her condition I found some info regarding feeding hints for dogs with the same condition. We have been hand feeding her with some supplements , one being Nutrigel, a vitamin supplement in the form of a paste you squeeze out of a tube onto your finger and smear on her tongue.... she likes that one! and the other product is Biolac, which appears to be like baby formula for puppies (same look / smell) which we feed via syringe into the side of her mouth. She's not real keen on it but when it's squirted into your mouth when your owner has your nose pointed up at 45 degrees you have no option but to swallow it!
Then last night (Thursday) whilst I was at TAFE, Michelle offered her a couple of McDonalds burger patties (which she herself (Michelle) does not eat) and she (the dog) ate them!....after which Mikey gave her some tinned dog food which she also ate.
Looks like she has some appetite back, but she is still on the pills and still obviously has balance issues.
We're a lot happier here now! and hoping she keeps eating without us having to force feed her.
Cecil :-)
4 days ago
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hear hear
I've been doing some reading and it looks like in the majority of cases the symptoms go away over a couple of weeks or so. And one site said that there might be a link between hot days and onset of the symptoms.
I hope Holly gets better, it's great that she's eating now!
Good wishes for Holly. It's no fun getting old (so they tell me).
Thanks guys, she's still improving but not out of the woods yet. The Vet did say she may recover but retain a head tilt for the rest of her life. I am monitoring her closely at the moment as she's off those pills...if she goes backwards she may need to stay on them....cec
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