Originally Posted by LemonySnickers
I honestly can't answer that. I would think personally it might actually hurt, but I don't know that for sure.
I honestly can't answer that. I would think personally it might actually hurt, but I don't know that for sure.
Okay. A few more questions: we had a little mishap with what to get from the pharmacy and ended up with gripe water instead of the other stuff. Is that safe to give him? I wasn't sure because the box says it has ginger and fennel in the formula. Should I get up to check on him every so often tonight? He is still pooing, although they are small, and occasionally comes out to eat a few bites of hay and pellets, though I haven't seen him drink yet.
Gripe water should be ok. You can give him a few mils every few hours.
As far as checking on him through the night, that's a personal thing. If he were mine I would, more out of worry than anything else. I've had many sleepless nights over the last few months that were piggy related.
Okay, thank you. I will get up at least once to give him more of the gripe water and check how he's doing.
The box for the gripe water says that it should only be given up to six times in a twenty-four hour period...I am giving less than the minimum dose, but can I give it more than six times?
Also, I can't get him to the vet until tomorrow. Should I feed him critical care since he's not eating as much as he should?
Sorry this is late, but I would probably feed him some. You don't want him to go into GI stasis.
Didn't realize this was two days ago, but how is he doing?
He is doing a lot better! I decided not to take him to the vet yesterday because his appetite was returning. Between last night and this morning and feeding him cc, he has gained back nearly 30 grams of the 60 he had lost, and has been munching on lots of hay this morning.
Glad to hear he is doing better! Please keep us updated on his progress.
Snickers continues to improve. His appetite has returned to pretty much normal so I've stopped giving him critical care. Unfortunately his weight hasn't gone up as much as I'd like and is currently hovering at 904 grams. Last week I weighed him at 947, so a bit disappointed that it isn't increasing much. Other than that he is back to his cheeky self and wheeking for veggies!
That's great news! Sparky says, "way to go, Snickers"!
Scooter sends his best wishes to Snickers for his continued recovery! SO happy to hear the good news!
Good to hear that Snickers is doing better. Hope the trend continues.
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