Jemma&Theo
Mama Doe
As you may know , Earl is ill - STILL
He is in partial- Stasis. Eating every now and then and hardly drinking at all.
He has been admitted to the vets twice- each time he picks up and comes home- they is ill again.
For the last week we are practically forceing water down him.
I just cant cope with the heartache any more- one minute he is fine- eating a pellet or two or having a sip of water- and the next he is listless and not eating.
Its horrible forceing medicine down his neck- he is on Baytril, Metoclop and Antepsin.
Feel like just letting him go- he hates me and wont come near me because I have to keep force feeding him.
Is it better to just let him go? is it kinder on him? I hate seeing him suffer- I dont want him to die but am I being cruel making him go on??
The vets say they will do a blood test but I have to wait 48 hours for the results.They said they can Xray- but 9 times out of 10 it wont show any problems with the guts as they are difficult to see.
I have paid them £300 already- just to have him overnight on a drip- which picked him up for a while.
They say his teeth 'look fine' and they can hear gut noises-
whats going on? please help. We have been force feeding/watering him for almost a week now-
Will he improve? does anyone know what wrong with him? Its a total mystery.....
Its just constant heartache - the vets say they have done nothing wrong but he has been for consult twice this week- and stayed overnight- and they have done nothing to diagnose the problem but look in his mouth and listen to his belly.
Please can someone help. I have tried warm pads for him to lie on- used a vibrator on his belly (internet said too!) , tried to feed him papaya tablets to help the enzymes- prolapin he wont touch AT ALL
any ideas please.........
He is in partial- Stasis. Eating every now and then and hardly drinking at all.
He has been admitted to the vets twice- each time he picks up and comes home- they is ill again.
For the last week we are practically forceing water down him.
I just cant cope with the heartache any more- one minute he is fine- eating a pellet or two or having a sip of water- and the next he is listless and not eating.
Its horrible forceing medicine down his neck- he is on Baytril, Metoclop and Antepsin.
Feel like just letting him go- he hates me and wont come near me because I have to keep force feeding him.
Is it better to just let him go? is it kinder on him? I hate seeing him suffer- I dont want him to die but am I being cruel making him go on??
The vets say they will do a blood test but I have to wait 48 hours for the results.They said they can Xray- but 9 times out of 10 it wont show any problems with the guts as they are difficult to see.
I have paid them £300 already- just to have him overnight on a drip- which picked him up for a while.
They say his teeth 'look fine' and they can hear gut noises-
whats going on? please help. We have been force feeding/watering him for almost a week now-
Will he improve? does anyone know what wrong with him? Its a total mystery.....
Its just constant heartache - the vets say they have done nothing wrong but he has been for consult twice this week- and stayed overnight- and they have done nothing to diagnose the problem but look in his mouth and listen to his belly.
Please can someone help. I have tried warm pads for him to lie on- used a vibrator on his belly (internet said too!) , tried to feed him papaya tablets to help the enzymes- prolapin he wont touch AT ALL
any ideas please.........
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