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Old 05-17-2013, 05:27 AM   #8
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Originally Posted by Deb1 View Post
I would be free-feeding this little girl, along with some canned food to encourage her to eat. She needs to have meals at least every 4 hours! Keeping her hydrated is also a must as this can play into the hypoglycemia. Since she is only 8 weeks, she might not have enough teeth to chew dry kibble, so give her canned food or wet her dry kibble w/warm water and let set to absorb the moisture and soften the kibble. This is not some thing to mess with as she could go into a coma and not come out of it!
Deb is right. I should not have said "give her a kibble snack". To clarify, I meant, and should have said "give her a snack of the food you normally feed her". At this age, canned food is a better choice.
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