Guest boondog Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Way to go, sweetie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FosterFlunker Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Wonderful news. Give her anything she wants for right now. Quote Make a fast friend adopt a greyhound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greytfulhounds Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Yay, Ember!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ctgreylover Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 This is awesome news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Good girl Ember! Keep eating please, you were worrying your dad! Quote ClayGreys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onrushpam Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 I'm just seeing this... We've had lots of experience nursing sick/hurt/recovering dogs through the refusing to eat thing. I just spent 4 days working out what our old Isaac might eat after a bad bout. Here are some things I've had success with: High calorie kibble (Nutro High Energy, the Blue Buffalo fish formula, etc.) ground up in a food processor to the consistency of course corn meal. Mix with hot water/broth to make a gruel... like oatmeal for dogs. Sometimes I have to scoop it up and offer in handfuls to get a very ill dog to eat. Boneless chicken thighs chopped up and just cooked in a nonstick skillet... lots of good fat, much higher calories than breasts. You can do a search for "Isaac stew"... I've posted that one a bunch of times. Fat balls/Satin balls... just google it... you'll find lots of recipes. Frozen BilJac (if available in your area). DH just brought 15 lbs home from Atlanta and it's working wonders with our old guy. He ate it as a puppy and still loves it. Frozen fish fillets poached for just a bit in water, chicken broth, etc. Pasta. I get the really thin spaghetti and break it up into little pieces, then cook in no-sodium stock. (I just sacrificied several containers of my chicken and shrimp stock to cook pasta and fish for Isaac). In my experience, once they start eating, you can gradually work away from all the special stuff and back towards more "normal" food. For example... on Saturday, I was poaching fish and cooking pasta, trying to get Isaac to eat anything. Now, he is back to half Blue Buffalo fish kibble, mixed with some BilJac and a few bites of chicken thigh or some of the stew (I need to thaw more). Quote Pam GPA-Tallahassee/Southeastern Greyhound Adoption "Fate is unalterable only in the sense that given a cause, a certain result must follow, but no cause is inevitable in itself, and man can shape his world if he does not resign himself to ignorance." Pearl S. Buck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greydogluvr Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 So glad she is eating. Way to go, Ember!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greyhound1 Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Wonderful news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LolasMom Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 YAY Ember!!! I've always had a hard time passing up a Mickey Dee's myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SoulsMom Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 How is she doing this morning? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest EmbersDad Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 How is she doing this morning? this morning she greeted me when i woke up, and actually seemed to have a spring in her hop . when the painter arrived, she sprung up and ran to the front door, barked and wagged her tail when he came in. i tried some progresso soup in her kibble, she ate a wee bit, but that was it. i have a chicken breast in the fridge for later, and am going to pick up some tripe to entice her with....and there always is the dollar menu at mickey d's :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoomDoggy Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 I loveloveLOVE good news in H&M! Quote ~Aimee, with Flower, Alan, Queenie, & Spodee Odee! And forever in my heart: Tipper, Sissy, Chancy, Marla, Dazzle, Alimony, and Boo. This list is too damned long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FountainLady Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 You can also try to scramble up eggs with lots of cheese and cook some kibble in with it - sprinkle bacon bits over the top. With my Pup that was the only thing that kept him eating when he had Osteo. My husband couldn't believe that I would cook breakfast for the dog each day (and not for him ... lol). Sending you both hugs! Cory Quote CORY and CRICKET - Solitary Tremble & CASPER - Pj's Mia Farrow* With CAPT. GUS - Solitary Trigger, RAINY - Peach Rain, PUP - Red Zepher, DOC - CTW Fort Sumpterand MAX - Shiowa's Silver Maxamillion / Afghan .... all waiting at the bridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmc333 Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Sending hugs to you and Ember. Finally watched your videos of Ember and I think she is doing great! She has great balance and isn't very hesitant to take a step. And now, since you finally realized that Ember deserves "special" people food, she can eat and get her strength back! Keep up the chicken and McD's - that $menu is a wonderful thing. Connie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinM Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Tripe on way, overnighted for Ms. Ember. Tell her to listen out for the postman tomorrow! Quote ROBIN ~ Mom to: Beau Think It Aint, Chloe JC Allthewayhome, Teddy ICU Drunk Sailor, Elsie N Fracine , Ollie RG's Travertine, Ponch A's Jupiter~ Yoshi, Zoobie & Belle, the kitties. Waiting at the bridge Angel Polli Bohemian Ocean , Rocky, Blue,Sasha & Zoobie & Bobbi Greyhound Angels Adoption (GAA) The Lexus Project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest EmbersDad Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 we just got back from the surgeons. the stitches are out. she weighs 51 lbs dr mcleod said she go go do her thing, no more restrictions. she is resting in my bedroom. ate a tiny bit this morning, and showed no interest in the chicken i just offered her, nor the taco bell earlier...but then she doesnt like riding in the car...sigh...i am gonna try mickey d's again later. she may just be stressed from the ride and stitches removal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliforniaGreys Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 (edited) Oh my, she weighs the same as Misty!! Tom, have you considered trying the Nutritional Yeast to boost her appetite? It may really help. Continued prayers Edited October 30, 2008 by cbudshome Quote Missing my little Misty who took a huge piece of my heart with her on 5/2/09, and Ekko, on 6/28/12 For the sick, the lost, and the homeless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MorganKonaAlex Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 we just got back from the surgeons. the stitches are out. she weighs 51 lbs What was she before the amputation? Our vet said a leg weighs 8-10 lbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest EmbersDad Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 we just got back from the surgeons. the stitches are out. she weighs 51 lbs What was she before the amputation? Our vet said a leg weighs 8-10 lbs. that would be consistent weight at first sign of limp 66 lbs weight at osteo diagnosis about 2 weeks later 61 lbs weight today after amputation & stitch removal 51 lbs her surgeon said her leg probably was 7 or 8 lbs so she probably lost 2 lbs from not eating so much this last week, ever since the fentanyl patch came off FWIW, dr mcleod told me that tramadol is a synthetic opiate and should not be addictive cause i asked her about weaning ember. she said she didnt even think it was a controlled substance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinM Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 OMG- I never thought of what my Polli girl might weigh. She was 60 before! I guess it doesn't matter what she weighs in as much as long as she is eating and looks good, that's all that matters! Quote ROBIN ~ Mom to: Beau Think It Aint, Chloe JC Allthewayhome, Teddy ICU Drunk Sailor, Elsie N Fracine , Ollie RG's Travertine, Ponch A's Jupiter~ Yoshi, Zoobie & Belle, the kitties. Waiting at the bridge Angel Polli Bohemian Ocean , Rocky, Blue,Sasha & Zoobie & Bobbi Greyhound Angels Adoption (GAA) The Lexus Project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houndtime Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 You can get tramadol (ultram) at Walmart. One of your $4 prescriptions. It is not a controlled substance and my vet said you can take it forever. Not like deramax, or the other pain pills. Quote Irene Ullmann w/Flying Odin and Mama Mia in Lower Delaware Angels Brandy, John E, American Idol, Paul, Fuzzy and Shine Handcrafted Greyhound and Custom Clocks http://www.houndtime.com Zoom Doggies-Racing Coats for Racing Greyhounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MorganKonaAlex Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 I didn't record Morgan's weight before the amputation. 9 months before, he was 72. A month after amputation he was 56. He lost quite a bit of weight after the surgery. A few months later he was up to 61. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazygang Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Lovely to see footage of Ember enjoying being hand fed........eat it all up sweetheart Quote Run free our beloved Sir Snowy, Pip, Queenie, Sadie, Tess & Rosie until we meet again......I would rather feel the thorn than to never see the rose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lori Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Oink Oink, little girl!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HeatherDemps Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Is she still on the pain meds? When will she be able to go off those? I think that will help with eating more consistently also..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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