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luvdorkyyorkies · 07-11-2006, 08:58 AM

I tried a nursing bottle with no luck, the eye dropper wasnt good either. I thought about tube feeding but he did very well with a syringe. I could tell how much he got, anywhere from 4 ccs to 12 when he got bigger at a time. I just slowly pushed some formula out with a long tip syringe, at the side of the mouth pointed back to bypass his cleft.Every 2 to 3 hours, except at night he went 6 hours without food by 3 weeks. This is when he occasionally suffered from hypoglycemia.
He know drinks formula still from a tiny bowl, and since I added honey he does not have attacks anymore. Hes stronger too. (this was a suggestion from a YTER)

Thanks all, he is a pretty neat lil guy.

07-11-2006, 08:58 AM	#40
luvdorkyyorkies BANNED! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,681	I tried a nursing bottle with no luck, the eye dropper wasnt good either. I thought about tube feeding but he did very well with a syringe. I could tell how much he got, anywhere from 4 ccs to 12 when he got bigger at a time. I just slowly pushed some formula out with a long tip syringe, at the side of the mouth pointed back to bypass his cleft.Every 2 to 3 hours, except at night he went 6 hours without food by 3 weeks. This is when he occasionally suffered from hypoglycemia. He know drinks formula still from a tiny bowl, and since I added honey he does not have attacks anymore. Hes stronger too. (this was a suggestion from a YTER) Thanks all, he is a pretty neat lil guy.