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yorkielady06 · 08-06-2011, 10:33 AM

The Kennel Shop and Petsmart both have it. Check online and they will tell you where there is a retailer nearby.
I would keep force feeding him though. Even a tiny tummy ache and these tinies stop eating. If you look at my avatar, Emma the tiny one is full grown at 1 pound 10 ounces. I had to do this exact thing with her. She was too small for a blood draw and the vet was doing the sub-q fluids. I just decided I would do what ever it took to keep her alive as long as she was not in pain. She has a cleft palate but it is way in the back in just the soft palate so she eats without difficulty. I force fed her until she was 5 or 6 months and she would get all cranky and scream each time I fed her. But it kept her going. I had been feeding her homemade food for a year now and she is still fussy. Sometimes it has to have cottage cheese, others I have to add Parmesan cheese. When I was doing the Instinct raw with Henry I tried it on her. She LOVES it! She has been eating that for a couple of months now and I just mix the medallions of each..Lamb, Chicken, Beef and she gets variety that way.
I wish you luck with your little guy. I will keep him in my prayers.

08-06-2011, 10:33 AM	#20
yorkielady06 YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Up North Posts: 808	The Kennel Shop and Petsmart both have it. Check online and they will tell you where there is a retailer nearby. I would keep force feeding him though. Even a tiny tummy ache and these tinies stop eating. If you look at my avatar, Emma the tiny one is full grown at 1 pound 10 ounces. I had to do this exact thing with her. She was too small for a blood draw and the vet was doing the sub-q fluids. I just decided I would do what ever it took to keep her alive as long as she was not in pain. She has a cleft palate but it is way in the back in just the soft palate so she eats without difficulty. I force fed her until she was 5 or 6 months and she would get all cranky and scream each time I fed her. But it kept her going. I had been feeding her homemade food for a year now and she is still fussy. Sometimes it has to have cottage cheese, others I have to add Parmesan cheese. When I was doing the Instinct raw with Henry I tried it on her. She LOVES it! She has been eating that for a couple of months now and I just mix the medallions of each..Lamb, Chicken, Beef and she gets variety that way. I wish you luck with your little guy. I will keep him in my prayers. __________________ "The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for."