Back On The Tramadol And Finally Some Food In Her
We called the U of M this morning because Jack was a bit uncomfortable and we didn’t want to give her any Rimadyl because it seems to give her diahrreah and we thought it might be why she wasn’t eating. We had laid off the Tramadol as it seemed to cause her to breath faster and it worried my wife. The U of M felt she may not have been eating due to being in pain so we started the Tramadol again. They said the rapid breathing is fairly normal and just to watch that she doesn’t actually have trouble breathing which we’ve not seen. We also had a small victory. She ate a small bit of pumpkin from a can but the U said it acts as a stool softner so we only gave her a little bit. She would also eat a small amount of cold pasta if it was rolled into a ball. My wife then took her dogfood, a bit of hard boiled egg and water and puree’d it in our food processor. She put the paste into a large synringe that we used to give water when the dogs are sick and sent me outside. I expected a very unpleasant experience for both of us. Much to my surprise, I squirted a small amount on her tounge and she just swallowed and licked it up. She oddly would lick the mess from my fingers and the snow but would not eat the paste from a spoon. So we gave her three synringe full of dog food without any fight and she didn’t even seem irritated. It’s nice to know we now have a way to keep her fed even if food is not currently appealing.