Can't get chin to eat anything

[ticklechin]

Malo chins are a 24/7/365 issue, it can and will grind you down eventually.

 

[SCchin]

Well, the price we have paid for trying to add a third feeding (to get him to 3 x 10 cc) is that he snubbed the 2nd and now 3rd feeding and he is not happy with us. He ate 6 cc at 9:45 am, maybe 1cc this afternoon, and 1cc tonight. He loved his grape antibiotic drops, had to use them first to get the metacam in, and his nose is a little runny. (No URI per vet this week). He is grinding his teeth. And drooling, and he STINKS

Yeah, the weight gain gods are not happy that he gained 6 g. Bet that is gone at tomorrow's weigh in unless he has a change of heart before we go to bed. We are wiped from staying up, and we would if he would take the food. I did soak his pellets and made a powder from it and put it in his bowl, so if he wants to eat, there is something soft in the cage. Don't know what else to do.

 

[Claire D]

Malo chins are a 24/7/365 issue, it can and will grind you down eventually.

Isn't that the truth? :yes:

Well, the price we have paid for trying to add a third feeding (to get him to 3 x 10 cc) is that he snubbed the 2nd and now 3rd feeding and he is not happy with us. He ate 6 cc at 9:45 am, maybe 1cc this afternoon, and 1cc tonight. He loved his grape antibiotic drops, had to use them first to get the metacam in, and his nose is a little runny. (No URI per vet this week). He is grinding his teeth. And drooling, and he STINKS

Yeah, the weight gain gods are not happy that he gained 6 g. Bet that is gone at tomorrow's weigh in unless he has a change of heart before we go to bed. We are wiped from staying up, and we would if he would take the food. I did soak his pellets and made a powder from it and put it in his bowl, so if he wants to eat, there is something soft in the cage. Don't know what else to do.

I cannot remember what pain meds this little chap is on at the moment - please can you remind me?
In your situation, tooth grinding, pawing at his mouth, inability to eat, & drooling all indicate pain.

Forgive me for being negative but I think you are fighting a losing battle & I do not think the vets have been kind to you or your beloved pet. Quinto has been struggling since last October & he is now at a point where he cannot seem to eat, despite your best efforts. I know you want to give him one last chance but dental problems like his cannot be cured. I think you need to ask yourself what quality of life your little furry friend has at the moment & whether you genuinely think that will change over the coming days.

My heart does go out to you, your daughter & Quinto - I wish you all the best.

 

[SCchin]

Thanks Dawn and Claire, he did take 6 cc last night, I know it isn't enough. He was ravenously hungry, and ate well, so we do know he can eat. I just want to give the time frame to recover from the filing, then if he is still bad, then I (and my daughter) will really know. And we won't look back knowing we tried and gave him all chances.

 

[ticklechin]

Its good he has a appetite, when they do not its really hard to feed. A chin with that degree of filing done will have sensitive teeth and the soft tissue needs to heal. It can take 2-3 weeks for it all to feel better above the gum line, if pain persists then your pain is coming below the gumline from the roots.

 

[SCchin]

Just found out his pain med metacam is 1/3 as strong as what the other vet from last filing gave us. No wonder he doesn't want to eat, he hurts

Is .2cc of 1.5 mg/mL too much? That is the old concentration. We have been giving .2cc of .5 mg/mL. Both say same dosing.

 

[Kalandra]

SCchin, I'm going to close this thread since this problem seems to coincide with the other problems this chin is having. It looks like a lot of information in this thread is being duplicated from the other, so to prevent confusion, duplication, etc I'm shutting this one down.

See: http://www.chins-n-hedgies.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22800&page=11

For continuation....