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Only a tiny bit, Boronia. Unfortunately, he threw up when we came back from our walk (which was very very slow and short), so I didn't really expect him to eat anything. But as I was feeding the others, I put his bowl down. He didn't do his usual carry on as though it was poison and how could I be so cruel. A small improvement, but they all tot up. They are all settled down to sleep now

:laugh: :laugh: Boronia, 9am EDST in my household is like 5am in a normal household . We are all very late risers. So that answer is - no, because I am chicken LOL He has had all his meds though and is wandering around with his tail half up which is a change. He has had a green tripe medallion which is about the size of 50cent piece. I will wait a little while to let him properly wake up. It is going to be a stinker here in Sydney today, so I I'll take them for a little walk before it is too awful.

If he doesn't, I am packing my bags and leaving home.

The goodies arrived today from BM Pet Snax. They arrived when I was going out to an appointment, so I've only just been able to follow the instructions sent for feeding Danny. His first meal consisted of chicken, bone broth, few small pieces of dried green tripe, topped with a mixture of three types of powdered food (bovine pancreas, green tripe and kefir. The other dogs had the same and all bowls looked like this:

Whoops ! Posted twice. Must be excited :D :D

One food might suit one dog, but not the other. Same as humans. Trial and error. Good luck.

Such a sad loss twice over - Henry lost his happy interesting life and your family lost a loving and loved member, Kirty. Deepest condolences.

OOoh, sounds painful Coogee. I don't know, have never been bitten and sure don't want to be. I'd be worried about the Shar Pei getting bitten, seeing there is that horrible Shar Pei fever.

Thanks Coogie. He is cute little guy, that's for sure, and I do know what you mean about putting a face to a recipient of cyber best wishes :laugh: All he had to eat today was the 1/4 teaspoon of pasta sauce (creamy) from my lunch and he licked the saucepan as though he was never going to get another feed in his life. There was practically nothing left in it, but what there was he determined to get up every last morsel. He did have a throw up so I imagine it is too rich, but he licked it up again (sorry folks ). Apart from that nothing until about 10.30pm when he had some kibble and some bone/meat/broth mixture. He seemed happy with that. He is now on my bed finishing off Gussy Cat's dinner which is always a mix of raw and canned. It if I give it to him specifically, he won't eat it. Are you confused? I sure am :confused: :laugh: :laugh: The ulcer on his eye is healing, very slowly though. The vet scrapes that every week. As if everything else wasn't enough . He is such a good boy.

Poor little Spider. Spiders wear white hats, K.

Yonjuro, all the recipes I've seen on line say 24 hours. I must admit I was somewhat daunted at the prospect of having something simmering for that long and overnight because of my fear of fire (I have gas), but we accomplished it without any drama. Because I want to be able to use the bone/meat residue, I think I would stick with that length of time. I have a horror of bones being caught - did have an episode with roo jerky being caught in one of my dog's throat a few years ago and that was scary enough Yes, The recipes generally add a heap of parsely before finishing - forgotten how long before, now. I just googled Bone Broth. Next time I make it, I will be using lots of veggies the other things you suggest.

I just get a soft broom and carry them outside. But then spiders don't really worry me, but I would jump a mile high if one landed on me. When I takes scraps down to the compost heap, I have to wave a rake or broom in front of me because I have spider webs from the bushes to the fence. When I put up the deck clothes line, by the time I go back to hang out the washing there'll be little spiders start to weave. :laugh: You couldn't live here and be an arachnophobe.

For those who have been suggesting Maxalon. I asked Angus about this this morning and it turns out that it was one of the very first meds Danny was on, but as it was in tablet form he would spit it out. Apparently Metomide (see my very first post) is Maxalon. When I came home I checked and found I still have a supply of those and am now waiting for Angus to call me back to advise dosage, etc. He is certainly better than when I started this thread so I may be able to find something to feed him the Metomide in.

After being simmered for 24 hours, the chicken bones just crumbled at the touch, Yonjuro, although I did give them a workout with the pestle and mortar just to be on the safe side. In fact, it occurred to me last night that chicken bones have been a part of their diet for a long time as for years, my dogs have been fed a mixture of raw: beef, chicken and roo. I would also regularly boil up chicken and use the broth to cook their vegetables and, occasionally, rice. Just thinking ......... this morning, I don't feel very well, just a bit yukky in my tum mainly because not enough sleep. The first thing I do without fail when I get up is to have a cup of coffee and, at times when I feel like I do this morning, it is an absolute necessity. I am on my second, which is unusual. Normally, one cup does the trick. If everything I read would tell me that this is partly because I have become addicted to caffeine, it made me wonder if there would be any equivalent in the doggy world that, when he feels queasy or unhappy in the mornings, Danny would "need" and have no trouble drinking or eating. LOL. I just gave him a try with a desert spoon of my coffee on a saucer which disappeared in a trice. He has so far this morning turned his head at Gussy Cat's food, bone broth and bone meal + broth (all of which he wolfed down late last night). But he has now had his caffeine shot, I'd better get my running shoes on.

Sounds like regurgitation then. I'm not sure if it had been mentioned already but feeding with the bowls slightly raised may help. There's multiple,potential causes for the licking including anxiety, pica, pain etc etc Speak to your vet about the appropriate dosage of Maxalon if you intend to use it. Yes, I am sure it is regurgitation. Have tried the raising bowls and it didn't seem to make any difference, but I will start doing that again. I wouldn't use the Maxalon without getting correct dosage from the vet; but I will insist we give it a try. What is pica, please? ETA: looked it up. Very interesting. I wonder if Danny's difficulties are psychosomatic. Working that out would be like working out what came first - the chicken or the egg Have an appointment with vet tomorrow, so will be bring all this up. Thank you again :)

See update in the Danny thread :D :D

I've made the Bone Broth. It is all strained and put into small containers in the freezer. I've already given Danny some and pulverised the bone/meat residue to mix in with the broth. He has eaten quite readily a good amount for a little dog who hasn't eaten much more than a few crackers that he insisted I share with him. He would have eaten more, but I will wait a couple of hours to see that it doesn't come up and if that is the case, I will then give him some more. So excited, not only because he has eaten it, but also, and mostly, because he has eaten something so nutritious. Bunter would have eaten the lot including the couple of litres of broth, so whether or not he eats is not an indication of its tastiness or otherwise LOL. Jeune loved it and didn't spend 1/2 hour staring at it and walking around it and away from it while she decided it wasn't poison. She ate it immediately. Tamar - well what can I say? Anything new or out of the usual for Tamar is something to be treated with fear and suspicion So sad. She won't touch it. Maybe tomorrow. And Gussy Cat loved it too. Looks like my culinary efforts might be focussed on bone broth for now LOL.

LOL. I'm a vegetarian. I have to handle meat for the dogs and Gussy Cat, so I go through a lot of food handling gloves . Have gloves; can do anything.

Thanks VM. Yes, I have a stick blender..... didn't think of using that

I've made up some bone broth. 2 chcken carcasses, apple cider vinegar and duly simmered for 24 hours. The bones were all smashed and then returned to broth and simmered for another 1/2 hour. I'm just wondering because they are so soft and mushy, can I fee the bones to the dogs. They crumble to the touch. One recipe said they could be usd as a dog food supplement, so I imagine they are alright, but wanted to check here first.

Jemappelle, his stomach has practically nothing in it. He hasn't had the milk/honey mix for days and he would have had about a desertspoonful maximum this morning. The only chicken he has eaten since he refused the last lot were the dried pieces that Valbitz included in her Christmas/Easter/Thanksgiving rolled into one "hamper". Oh, sorry. I've re-read your post properly . No, I've not tried him on chicken since we started the injections. Once the bone broth is finished, I'll have a bit of chicken from the carcasses and I will also get a roast to try him. I've tried him on a few different things today, but although he looks happier, his tummy or oesophagus isn't, because apart from lapping a little of the milk/honey, he hasn't been interested. And, yes, he obviously feels better later in the day and sometimes last thing at night, he will eat a small meal of kibble.

I've seen Augustine Approved mentioned in a thread here (I think). His grass eating is rare and following today's couple of episodes of eating greenery (not grass strangely enough) he is now asleep on a mat beside me. And he didn't throw up after the greenery snacking such a mystery.

As with so many issues, it really depends on the dogs. Some don't know their strength and some will be fully cognisant of the need to adjust their behaviours around a very small dog. I'm sure most of us here have seen examples of each. If you want your little one to play with other dogs, you could consider going to parks and sussing out the dogs and owners there to see if there were any suitable candidates remembering too that dgos can play differently in different places and under different circumstances. Or you could get another one :D :D

So many people have suggested Maxalon, so whether my vet approves or not, I am going to try that. ETA: still going with the licking - up to 7 minutes now. At least with that, his tail is up and he actually seems to be enjoying himself, which I can't imagine is the case. He seems a bit desperate.

Rappie, there is generally no warning. He does not have all the retching and abdominal contractions, or any noise. He'll just open his mouth and out it comes. I timed him with the licking and it went on for 15 minutes and stopped only when I opened the door and he went rushing straight to the potplants and pulled at the petunias and lobelias. I let him do it for a while and then brought him back inside≥ He is back to the licking; I've made a video, but don't know how to attach here. It is full on licking with his whole tongue. I have the stopwatch ticking over to see how long he continues this time.