From:
ssiu@cgl.uwaterloo.ca
Date: 2002-04-06 15:03:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Re: Sabre: lymphoma, syringe feeding
> Instead of syringe feeding try warming some meat baby food or
> a/d, putting a towel on your lap, and patiently and slowly
> introducing the food from your finger, along with soothing singing
> and quietly calm talking. Use other ferret's desire to have the
> food as a jealousy incentive.
we started off with finger feeding, and was using chicken baby
food, but he prefers the Eukanuba Maxi-cal, and he won't lick
more than a few licks before turning his head away. he also
doesn't seem to be getting anything in by licking. before he
stop wanting to eat he actually liked being syringe fed. I
can also keep track of how much he's eating with the syringe.
don't think jealousy is going to work, he's perfectly happy not
to eat.
my last feeding I was able to get a little more food in him
with less struggle on his part. he actually ate about 2 cc
before he stop wanting to eat. I'm hoping it's the antibiotic
or lymphoma drug working and he's feeling a little better.
I also got him to drink a few ccs of whipped cream.
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