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Originally Posted by bmeales  I used the following recipe:
1/2 cup goat's milk
1/2 cup Gerber rice cereal
1 jar of Gerber's baby meat (I used beef)
1 tsp. karo syrup
try this. I am going throught the same thing, my baby has been in the hospital for a week and just would not eat. Could feel every bone in her body. I have her home now trying to feed her and someone gave me this recipe and she actually ate it on her own. I had to force feed her through the night, but she did eat on her own. Force 5 ml down her if you can every 2 hours, and use pedialight 4 times a day.
I know what you are going through, it is rough, but from what everyone told me they will get through it in a week or two if you can just get her to eat. |
I actually read this post when someone replied to your question and he doesn't want any part of it. The vet has been force feeding him right now, so I have no idea what I'll end up doing. She gave me a couple of options, none of which I really like so I don't know what to do. #1: take him home off the IV which she said he won't last #2 Keep him on the IV until he eats which I can't afford any longer #3 insert a tummy tube to feed him directly to the tummy #4 put him down since he won't eat.
#4 is definitely not an option for me. I talked to my breeder and she was willing to take him back and feed him since I can't because of school and work. I could probably make it home to do so, but I would need to skip work which doesn't suit me well since I have an over $1000 vet bill. I just don't know what to do. The breeder wants me to take him back and she'll give me the brother, but I can't give my baby away. I appreciate her willingness to help out in this, but I'm not sure what I want to do. My fiance said I should try the tummy tube until he starts to eat, but I don't know how long he'll have to stay on that. . .