hi linda, was gonna mention a/d in my last post then thought the vet maybe didnt want then on it coz its got quite a high fat content but to be honest i think a/d is wonderful stuff and never usually a problem. you can heat it up abit to make it more palatable and you can if necessary syringe it without diluting it first, its just abit trickier to get into the syringe, depends what size of syringe you have i guess.
one tip though is dont use/heat up more than little bits at a time as if its left out of cools after its been heated it can get abit crusty and yukky.
i guess with lubo if he's still struggling to eat by tomorrow you might want to perhaps get a tin of sardines in tomatoe sauce and just try putting a wee bit of the sauce etc on top and see if that stimulates his appetite, ive used this very sucessfully in much older invalid patients with no untoward after affects so i dont think its too harsh on the gut, i wouldnt give him a tin mind you, just to stimulate his appetite with the smell and a little taste.
also if you can get a/d into loki it has a good bit of water content aswell if water is also a problem..can you think of what loki likes to drink out of ie the other day i had a couple of peeled but uncooked tatties sitting in a just of cold water and cody drank loads of water out the top (??? he liked the starchyness ??) (oh and no he wasnt meant to and we wont tell michael coz they got a quick rinse and then chopped into chips for michael
) but things like that to just to get him interested and also not to be at him every 10 mins coz that will make him tired and even less interesed.
good luck with the poorly boy tonight.
