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Originally Posted by drabinowitz43   I came home from work for a quick lunch. I spoke to the doctor, and they said Joey's vital signs are stable and he is moving around a lot, but has no interest in eating, which is not surprising. They are going to release him at 7 pm tonight. When I expressed being a little nervous, the doctor said he could stay another night but, as long as they are okay with it, I would rather bring him home where I think he will be happier. Hope that's the right move. There is a 24 hour animal hospital right around the corner from where I live if there is an emergency (but I am thinking positively). I have to find out about supplements for him and all that because I feel a little unprepared, sort of that feeling when you bring your first child home from the hospital. I will give an update later. |
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Donna - here is some information that will help you....
When you get him home, focus on getting him to eat a few kibbles every couple of hours. If you have difficulty with this, you can force by syringe a little bit of Vanilla Flavored Childrens Pedisure. But try to get him to eat the RC H14 kibble. He might like the kibble that has been soaked in water for a little bit too. Or you can try the wet L/D ~ When you get him interested in food again, he should eat about 4 small meals a day. This special kibble is really ideal. I know you want to be able to handle feeding both dogs, so there are a few options that you can try. You can get a special home made diet created for Joey's needs, and add extra protein for Sadie. You can opt to feed Sadie a raw food diet and keep Joey eating the RC H14 kibble, and it wouldn't do Sadie any harm if she happen to eat a few pieces of the RC H14 (it just should not be her main food). Let me know what you would like to do and I can help guide you in the right direction...
For snacks BOTH of them can have a few tiny pieces of apply bits (no skin) and /or watermelon. Romaine lettuce is good too.
You have the lactulose and he should continue on that.
These are the supplements that are recommended to aid his liver function and repair. We buy them at:
HomeVet© Natural Pet Care
I suggest that you call them for your first order. When you give them Joey info, they will write the dosage on the bottles for you. And this is where the Pedisure can come in handy. Alot of the folks on the Yahoo group give these two supplements mixed with the Pedisure and syringe it down OR you can mix into the Wet L/D - but you have to make sure he eats it.
1.
Hepato Support
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Vetri-DMG
Interceptor is the recommended heartworm prevention. We try to stay away from applying flea/tick prevention though. Minksheen shampoo is good to use to repel the bugs, or having your yard sprayed.
Vaccines should be avoided (if you can) - the problem is that he is still young and may need some still, but I would suggest discussing with your Vet that after his core shots are done, that you opt for titer testing, rather the booster shots.
...ok...I gotta get back to work, but I will be back again later with some more stuff for you an Joey of course