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luvdorkyyorkies · 08-27-2006, 03:09 PM

Breny,

You have to do what makes you comfortable. Your the one who is raising this baby. You are the one who has brought her this far. "Go with your gut!!"
In an earlier thread you had said your vet said the soft palate is the best possible placement for a cleft. I agree somewhat, because there is no bone involved, and with surgical repair, it is much easier to repair. But it also means it is closer to the throat so choking is easier so her eating on her own maybe slower going then for Joker. Maybe you should think of the position you feed her in? Offer her food in that position. (maybe a upright water bottle for formula?) His cleft is all up front, its not close to the throat, it was easier for him to adapt I think. His cleft is all on one side. He eats and drinks from the good side. He has an acrobatic tongue!...........lol.
When Joker was very little he didnt move much and he breathed very hard. But if you introduced him to formula he was like a baby bird with his mouth looking for more, and moved all the time.Then after feedings he tried to nurse from his mother and he couldnt. After awhile he started refusing the syringe after just a couple minutes of feeding. I was exhausted. So I starting doing anything to make him eat on his own. Including a missed feeding after he was 6 weeks. He started eventually eating on his own.

Joker was a rail. He had no body fat. Just some hair and skin over his bones. Everyday I thought this is his last day, YES it was very scarey, I had worked hard to save him. He never had Tia's energy until he ate on his own.
SInce Tia is energetic, leaving her with a banquet of "fresh" food and a missed feeding might do her some good. Maybe just a couple kibbles of dry food, a scrap of canned, and a bit of formula at CHIN LEVEL. That way you know if she took one bit of it.
If one missed feeding doesnt work..............then back to her regular feedings. I think it will be okay.
Unlike Joker ( at Tia age) she has tons of energy and isnt having severe seizures so one missed feeding for her, may worth the worry.
Joker is still a live wire, and I do believe always will be.
Kiss Tia on the nose for me!

08-27-2006, 03:09 PM	#99
luvdorkyyorkies BANNED! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,681	Breny, You have to do what makes you comfortable. Your the one who is raising this baby. You are the one who has brought her this far. "Go with your gut!!" In an earlier thread you had said your vet said the soft palate is the best possible placement for a cleft. I agree somewhat, because there is no bone involved, and with surgical repair, it is much easier to repair. But it also means it is closer to the throat so choking is easier so her eating on her own maybe slower going then for Joker. Maybe you should think of the position you feed her in? Offer her food in that position. (maybe a upright water bottle for formula?) His cleft is all up front, its not close to the throat, it was easier for him to adapt I think. His cleft is all on one side. He eats and drinks from the good side. He has an acrobatic tongue!...........lol. When Joker was very little he didnt move much and he breathed very hard. But if you introduced him to formula he was like a baby bird with his mouth looking for more, and moved all the time.Then after feedings he tried to nurse from his mother and he couldnt. After awhile he started refusing the syringe after just a couple minutes of feeding. I was exhausted. So I starting doing anything to make him eat on his own. Including a missed feeding after he was 6 weeks. He started eventually eating on his own. Joker was a rail. He had no body fat. Just some hair and skin over his bones. Everyday I thought this is his last day, YES it was very scarey, I had worked hard to save him. He never had Tia's energy until he ate on his own. SInce Tia is energetic, leaving her with a banquet of "fresh" food and a missed feeding might do her some good. Maybe just a couple kibbles of dry food, a scrap of canned, and a bit of formula at CHIN LEVEL. That way you know if she took one bit of it. If one missed feeding doesnt work..............then back to her regular feedings. I think it will be okay. Unlike Joker ( at Tia age) she has tons of energy and isnt having severe seizures so one missed feeding for her, may worth the worry. Joker is still a live wire, and I do believe always will be. Kiss Tia on the nose for me! Last edited by luvdorkyyorkies; 08-27-2006 at 03:13 PM.