nancy Posted August 25, 2007 Report Share Posted August 25, 2007 Aww poor Boysie Loads of healing thoughts and XXXXX's get well soon sweetheart . Hope next post is all goog news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susieq Posted August 25, 2007 Report Share Posted August 25, 2007 Poor boy. I hope he picks up and is over the worse now. XX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maria Posted August 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2007 He still won't eat or drink I think he'll be back on a drip tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix21 Posted August 25, 2007 Report Share Posted August 25, 2007 get better soon boysie - come on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyMalc Posted August 25, 2007 Report Share Posted August 25, 2007 Continued bestest wishes sent to Boysie - come on lad, get better soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fee Posted August 25, 2007 Report Share Posted August 25, 2007 Oh no, just seen this Sending lots of good wishes to Boysie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happylittlegreensquirrel Posted August 25, 2007 Report Share Posted August 25, 2007 ooh Boysie you poor old sausage do you have any syringes ( like the ones you get with metacam ) or droppers of any sort that you can squeeze tiny amounts into his mouth or along his gums /teeth ? ( might give him the idea that he would like a drink ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greys mum Posted August 25, 2007 Report Share Posted August 25, 2007 Continuing the "get well soon" thoughts for Boysie. Lots more for you all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickentikka Posted August 25, 2007 Report Share Posted August 25, 2007 Lots of good thoughts for your little man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katiebob Posted August 26, 2007 Report Share Posted August 26, 2007 Lots of healing thoughts sent for Boysie - I hope he's started to drink and eat by now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susieq Posted August 26, 2007 Report Share Posted August 26, 2007 How is Boysie today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maria Posted August 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2007 He still won't eat or drink We've tried putting water on our fingers (we don't have a syringe ), but he turns his head away. Have made up some rehydration fluid to try and tempt him with, and if not, I'll be ringing the vets. If he won't eat, we can't get his meds into him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merledogs Posted August 26, 2007 Report Share Posted August 26, 2007 (edited) I'd be straight onto the vet too - especially if he won't drink You can get a syringe at any pharmacy if you can find one open (or else ask your vet for one), it's vital he gets fluid inside him. Sending pots more healing thoughts Edited August 26, 2007 by madmerle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maria Posted August 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2007 I found a syringe in a dog first aid kit He has had some rehydration fluid, and then his tummy went all gurgly......... He has perked up a bit since - he's following us about again, and has just barked at the phone (never thought I'd be pleased to hear that). Will give him some more soon, I'm more worried about him not drinking than eating atm. Will also ring vets for their opinion. Thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyMalc Posted August 26, 2007 Report Share Posted August 26, 2007 Okay, this might be totally inappropriate, but I thought I'd share it anyway - please do disregard this completely if you think that it's not at all useful. A good few years back, a friend's little dog called Mucky, wasn't well and refused any food for 5 days. Seeing as he was already a skinny dainty little thing, she tried all sorts to get him to eat to no avail. She was getting really worried about him (took him to the vet of course, but he couldn't find anything), because of him missing out on nutrition etc. I remembered then reading in a book that dogs absolutely love pancakes! So I made him one with wholemeal flour and a little oil added to it. It was so big I could nearly wrap it round him. But after a couple of tentative sniffs he started eating it, and ended up eating half the pancake (which, considering the size of it, was quite an achievement! ). Over the next few days he then got pancake with a little yoghurt spread on it, or marmite, or whatever she knew he liked - and it really worked. At the moment Mal's recovering from his op and isn't eating very well. I'm planning to make a couple of pancakes for lunch, because I know that these will disappear in no time! The one problem will then of course be that, once recovered, your dog will feign illness as soon as they find out that they're not getting pancakes anymore! Hope this helps, and still sending good thoughts to Boysie and a to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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