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liquidised food

bugglebun

bugglebun

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Is it o.k. to use a syringe to feed a dental bun?
She's having an operation in two days and is on metacam. She had little munches yesterday but today is more reluctant. Yesterday I fed her pellet juice on a spoon which seemed to inspire her appetite - a while after she'd had metacam giving it time to work. So after a night without pain relief I'm thinking her mouth may be hurting again. Tried to syringe her first dose of metacam today and couldn't tell if it went in but there was no evidence of spillage.

edit: am thinking of liquidizing some grass along with pellets and perhaps apple and carrot.


Thoughts please.
 
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I would just use liquidised pellets as a syringe feed :)

Is she pooing OK ?

Can the Dental be bought forward to tomorrow ?
 
Thanks for your valued advice - I'll keep her juice simple. Vet said her pooh's looked normal which is a good thing. Have just spoon fed her some pellet juice, which although dribbled she started to clean her fur. Unfortunately will be difficult to change her appointment...:(
 
I now realize there's a strange behavioral complication.....After being on diets her male partner grooms her incessantly on one hand and then chases her away. She was actually eating a strand of hay and he almost turned on her except that I gave him a peaflake as a distraction. It's like he wont let her eat and is guarding the food supply for himself. I'm wondering if there's a psychological angle to this on her behalf.

Have devised a water feeder diluted with dissolved pellets.
 
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