billydog Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 Lots of good thoughts for Mal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyMalc Posted May 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 BillyTry milk thistle - it's very good for the liver and little and often feeds might work better if he's not up to a full meal at a time. With Barney it was low protein and low fat for his liver - so chicken, cottage cheese, brown rice, veg etc. and make his food smelly and tasty. I can remember someone saying warming food slightly made it more appetising. Sending love and strength to you and Mal Will go and shop for the milk thistle tomorrow, thanks! He does get warm food with brown rice and veg, and this dog food stuff don't half stink - but if that's what makes him eat then he'll have it. The problem is, he doesn't really eat Billy - what about adding stuff to his water to make it a bit more appealing? I know it's really too salty in normal circumstances, but sometimes when Bear was refusing to drink I'd add a bit of a stock cube or something to his water and have it a bit warm. Flora doesn't drink much at the moment with being so inactive, but I give her water with honey added to it - do you think he'd drink that? He's licked a bit of manuka honey off my finger, but not all of it, and the "revitalise" stuff smelled like chicken stock, but he doesn't want to touch it. Thing is, he was hovering in the kitchen after he'd eaten what he wanted, and I was wondering if he was still hungry, so I tried all sorts of different things, but he only sniffed them and then turned his head away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collies r best Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulesB Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 Thinking of you and sending good thoughts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sproggie14 Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 Thinking of you both Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houndwoman Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 Billy, I am sending all the good thoughts I can muster for your special boy Milk Thistle is excellent stuff so I hope it will help him feel better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kats n greys Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 Thinking of Mal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissa Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 Big to you & your special boy, sending positive thoughts that this is just a blip & he picks up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griff Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 when my lad was bad last year, he wouldn't eat or drink, i ended up having to give him rehydration sachets off the vet and i had to syringe them into him, i also ended up having to sit on the floor with his bowl and feed him by hand and sometimes off a spoon, like you i tried everything i could to get him to eat, in the end it was steroids that worked, hope Mal is soon feeling a bit better and eating and drinking a bit more for you too :GroupHug: when my lad was bad last year, he wouldn't eat or drink, i ended up having to give him rehydration sachets off the vet and i had to syringe them into him, i also ended up having to sit on the floor with his bowl and feed him by hand and sometimes off a spoon, like you i tried everything i could to get him to eat, in the end it was steroids that worked, hope Mal is soon feeling a bit better and eating and drinking a bit more for you too :GroupHug: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendbert Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 Billy, could you try getting some jars of organic baby food and watering them down a bit, ie making a kind of soup for Mal? When Poppy was really poorly and not wanting to eat but interested in food, I'd give her baby food and she would lick the gloop out of the jars. I used to add in some SA37 powder to try and get vitamins and minerals into her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K9Fran Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 Hoping Mal makes a good recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loobie Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 I so hope Mal gets better real quick Billy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumpole Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 alll the good thoughts in the world for mal and for his worried mum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmb3971 Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 Positive thoughts for Mal and for you both Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redditchlady Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 Lots of for you and Mal Kazz x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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