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Post by sherrylynne on Dec 14, 2010 20:04:04 GMT -5
HUH Already??? OMG! 3 days ago, they were only eating chicken and beef! Sorry- I'm just a bit dumbstruck Wow! That's FANTASTIC!!!! Ok, are they eating meat bits, or still all in soupies? All mixed together, or separately?
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Post by jesslough on Dec 15, 2010 12:12:10 GMT -5
LOL we did a grocery at asian grocery, and I just gave them a mix of meats that we had bought, because I forgot to take food out of the freezer for them So, they got a mixture of things for a few days. They are eating meat bits, I think Ren learned to stop being dumb and to chew And they got them all mixed together. I knew they would eat the turkey, because they eat turkey baby food too
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Post by sherrylynne on Dec 15, 2010 23:37:07 GMT -5
Ok! I think it's time to step it up a bit Try cutting the bits just a wee bit bigger for them, with any of the meats they like. Let me know how they do with that. The important thing now is letting them learn how to chew pieces off. That's how they exercise their jaws, and get onto bone
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Post by jesslough on Dec 16, 2010 12:41:37 GMT -5
Ok, I will try that. I will probably disappear for a couple of days, one of the foster boys is sick and my birthday is tomorrow so I will be celebrating on the weekend, due to work tomorrow
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Post by sherrylynne on Dec 16, 2010 18:41:40 GMT -5
Not a problem! Thanks for letting me know- and HAVE FUN!!! And Happy Birthday
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Post by jesslough on Dec 20, 2010 13:16:18 GMT -5
And I am back. They are doing great with their chunks and everything!
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Post by sherrylynne on Dec 21, 2010 23:36:48 GMT -5
Wonderful! And I hope you had a good time I think I'd start them with either bones, or liver now, to see how they do with that. Chicken wings segmented(cut the middle part in two between the bones, and if you can, cut the drumette lengthwise). Cornish game hen is another good one to use. The bones are smaller, and more easily consumed. If you try the liver, chop it up into smaller bits. Some really don't like dealing with the texture of an entire liver.
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Post by jesslough on Dec 29, 2010 21:46:56 GMT -5
GAH! I am back to soupies. Ren started puking on chunks again
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Post by sherrylynne on Dec 30, 2010 12:47:39 GMT -5
Sometimes you just have to step back a bit, and work forward again. Is it still the fact that he's swallowing bits way too large for him? How are the other two doing?
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Post by jesslough on Dec 30, 2010 20:50:33 GMT -5
I do not even think he is. He is going to the vet once I have money, something is going on. The other two are doing well.
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Post by sherrylynne on Dec 30, 2010 23:09:46 GMT -5
It's a good idea to rule out anything medical, that's for sure. Does he throw it back up immediately? Or after a while? Do the chunk sizes matter? How fast is he eating now? The speed they eat at can cause it as well. Is he vomiting back up the chunks whole, semi- digested, or just coloured bile? Is he shedding a lot right now? A lot of questions, I know. But we really need to get to the bottom of this.
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Post by jesslough on Dec 31, 2010 1:16:34 GMT -5
Even with blended he is puking. He may be a jerk, but he is MY jerk, and I hate seeing him feeling so yucky He throws it up like 10-20 minutes after eating, and it is obvious that it is semi-digested. It is not just bile, it is the food and then bile on top of it. He does not shed. He has no winter/summer coat, it is just the same the whole year round. Even with the other 2, they all get Lax to make sure there are no hairballs.
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Post by sherrylynne on Dec 31, 2010 1:34:06 GMT -5
Let me talk to some of the other mentors, see if we can get some ideas. I gather he doesn't do this on the kibble? Out of curiosity- when he's been just on kibble, has he had those yellowy, seedy type stools? And if so, how often?
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Post by sherrylynne on Dec 31, 2010 11:43:07 GMT -5
One thing we can think of is a partial obstruction. The kind in the stomach, not the intestines. It will move around, sometimes causing problems, sometimes not. I think a vet visit likely is in order.
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Post by jesslough on Dec 31, 2010 17:33:05 GMT -5
Oops, just seeing this now. No, it does not happen when he is on kibble. I had to go to the vets for a friend's ferret today, so I took him with me, we just got some xrays done, and nothing showed up.
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