Force-Feeding

11th September 2008

I called the vet this morning, because I noticed that Winnie hasn’t been eating & his droppings are getting smaller. Vet told me to come in & pick up Oxbow Critical Care, because it’s important that Winnie eats something. Oxbow Critical Care is basically the powder form of hay & pellets mix, normally given to baby & sick animals. I had to mix it with water & feed to Winnie using a syringe.

It’s real messy force-feeding Winnie with that stuff; it gets everywhere around his mouth & he just looks like a dirty chinchilla who has been eating mud.

I do hope he’ll get better soon. Another trip to the vet tomorrow.

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One Response to “Force-Feeding”

  1. wiffy Says:
    September 12th, 2008 at 4:44 am

    Hope Winnie gets well soon! Keep us posted.

    Oops, sorry I misinterpreted what you meant by ‘wet foods’. I feed them some yogurt n cooked instant oaks now and then as an occasional treat :D

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