FurTurdHerd
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To begin, I have already been to vet with my chin, WB, multiple times. He has had full head x-rays, and has had dental surgery 3 times now within the past two months. In a nutshell, all molars appear "dead," except for one, which is still growing.
I took him back Saturday because I noticed he was getting water on his chest when he drank, and we discovered that the single molar that is still growing needed to be trimmed. When the vet trimmed that molar, she discovered that all the molars around it just came right out. She could not suture his gums.
He is on metacam daily (can't remember the dosage - I am at work), and I also wipe his mouth and gums with a q-tip dipped in children's berry-flavored listerine. He is desperately trying to eat pellets, but gives up quickly. I soaked some pellets in water to soften them, which helps, but I know he is not eating enough. He despises Critical Care and practically has a heart attack while I try to feed it to him (my other two want to eat it up!). I know his water intake has gone down - I syringed him some yesterday because I noticed that the bottle was not down to the usual spot. I assume he is the one not drinking. I should separate him to check his intake, but he panics when he is not with the other chins (even when he is upstairs with me).
How much water should I give him? Is there anything I can mix with the Critical Care to make it more palatable? He wants to eat, just not what he physically can eat. Please help!
I took him back Saturday because I noticed he was getting water on his chest when he drank, and we discovered that the single molar that is still growing needed to be trimmed. When the vet trimmed that molar, she discovered that all the molars around it just came right out. She could not suture his gums.
He is on metacam daily (can't remember the dosage - I am at work), and I also wipe his mouth and gums with a q-tip dipped in children's berry-flavored listerine. He is desperately trying to eat pellets, but gives up quickly. I soaked some pellets in water to soften them, which helps, but I know he is not eating enough. He despises Critical Care and practically has a heart attack while I try to feed it to him (my other two want to eat it up!). I know his water intake has gone down - I syringed him some yesterday because I noticed that the bottle was not down to the usual spot. I assume he is the one not drinking. I should separate him to check his intake, but he panics when he is not with the other chins (even when he is upstairs with me).
How much water should I give him? Is there anything I can mix with the Critical Care to make it more palatable? He wants to eat, just not what he physically can eat. Please help!