[dianaww]

Teddy is doing well, 4 meals today (He always has 4 small meals) with 10g in each yesterday was 7g in each, but he had 3 yesterday as we didn't have time for 4 after we had seen the vet.

Tomorrow, he will be on his normal 13g per 4 meals. Now to get him to drink more as his kidneys are showing early signs of real issues, he drinks HALF what he should, I have tired every single trick in the book, and pet water filters.

Although he needs another type so I have some in mind to get him.

We played with an ice cube early and he bit bits off if I held it, then he snatched it off me and ate it YIPPIE !

We used to do that with Max our first Yorkie, and with Max we would put them IN the water bowl, so he would drink to get them out.

Teddy is smaller in size, than Max was, so I don't want to cool his body temp down too much, so ONE at a time & not that often, but that is some water.

Then we wet his kibble now, Doesn't get much water but SOME if better than none.

He has just stopped wanting to drink from his bowl, On Monday.

The other day I washed my hands really well (as he was stick being sick) and we do anyway due to low white cells. But we are more OCD about it at the moment.

I cupped my hands with water, and HE DRANK FROM THEM.

Syringe it in gently and he will BITE ME REALLY HARD.

He used to love it from a freshly filled small glass, NO backs off and won't have it, and looks scared.

So it is a battle.

We are NOT pressuring him, we are doing it all SO gently and casually. But it is all a lot of hard work, but we will carry on.

He is so happy today, for the FIRST TIME IN THREE MONTHS, he really played on the bed rolling over wagging his tail, gripping my arm with all 4 legs and play biting my hand and moaning in pleasure, and I nearly cried with joy, but I didn't want him to see me cry it upsets him, and that is the LAST thing I want to do.