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Sorry your friend is hurting  My old cat was helped a lot by daily buprenorphine (sp?) for arthritis pain. The vet preloaded it into little syringes that I just squirted into her mouth. She didn’t like it but it was quick and then she got her favorite treat so she tolerated it.
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Chainclaw posted:We have a ~5 month old kitten that has had diarrhea problems since day one. Poor kitty! Years ago one of our cats had IBD and always had yucky runny poops. Coincidentally my husband has IBS and one of the home remedies at the time was to increase the SOLUBLE FIBER in his diet. We tried that with the cat and it helped a lot, so I agree with google on the fiber, but I don’t think the fasting is necessary. Get some unflavored citrucel (or equivalent) and add a pinch to some watered down wet food and see if it helps. Go easy on it at first though, it doesn’t take much for a little kitty. I think at most our 16lb cat was up to 2 big pinches a day. Also be sure that you get SOLUBLE fiber, insoluble can make it all get horribly worse 
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drat Bananas posted:You can't have a boney dog not eating. And he struggled so hard against Entyce liquid appetite stimulant when we tried it last time. gently caress. gently caress. So sorry about your dog.  You could try unusual foods (for a dog) like liver wurst, kippers, chicken nuggets, cheeseburgers, or scrambled eggs. Something that’s kind of stinky and might be a novel food. If he’s in the mood for carbs, my dogs love animal crackers, oatmeal, and buttery pancakes. Since he’s not needing long term nutrition, I don’t think it matters what he eats. Good luck with your doggo.
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Pollyanna posted:I have my answer. Maybe the problem isn’t that he doesn’t like being held down, it’s that the medicine is bad. I dusted off a little bit of a 1/4 clopidogrel tab and tried it. Are you putting the pills in anything? My cats tolerate pills better in American cheese or butter. The butter works best because it leaves a big greasy mess that they have to clean off after so they are distracted from hating my guts.
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Nate Breakman posted:Today when I went out to feed him I found a huge bare spot on his fur: Weird things can happen. When I was a kid my indoor/outdoor cat got a bald spot like that from being in the truck engine area when it started up. It was amazing that she didn’t get seriously injured.
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spacetoaster posted:Hello, question about a hen. I would clean the wound really well with Hibicleanse, vetericyn, or saline if that’s what you have on hand. Then put a bunch of Neosporin (without pain relief) on it. If she will leave it alone it may be ok to go without a covering but if she scratches at it or tries to dust bathe you’ll need to fashion a bandage. I use a square of gauze and some vet wrap. Getting the right tightness will be difficult so hopefully she won’t need one for long. My pullet got partially scalped and only had to wear a bonnet for a couple days. 
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