Loving my Oldies

How heartbreaking, Montall. Deepest sympathies to you and RIP gorgeous Monty. Yes, we will always find a way to beat outselves up, so I won't tell you not too. Just don't do it too hard Monty.

I'm thinking along those lines, Persephone. :)

Later LOL. Danny has now had a hugely nutritious meal of Schmackos Marrobones Minis (had the strips in my shopping trolley, but just couldn't do it ) and Ingham chicken roll. He had a great time, although I had to put a piece of the Schmacko in his mouth and hold it closed for a few seconds. He then spat it out, but after a few false starts he ate about 4 cut into tiny pieces. Naturally the others ate their offerings with gusto.

Made my list .... off to the shops. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Chicken Mince FF Kitten Cans Charcoal Tablets Sweet potatoe Raw fish (god help me) Chicken nuggets Roast Chicken Schmackos (yes will even give them a try) Turmeric Gotta larf otherwise I'd cry.

Ha ha ha, Stressmagnet. I will be trying Danny with smoked salmon on Christmas Day. I am go to a friend's place and she just sent an email asking what I eat. She knows I am a vegetarian, but can't seem to get her head around that fish is meat LOL. Anyway, she is looking after a friend's dog for a few weeks and said that all my dogs are welcome (no I wouldn't do it to her or to the others or to me !) Anyway we were chatting and I realised that because of his medication regime, I would have to take Danny. He'll sleep the whole time anyway. So we will see if his taste buds can be tempted by smoked salmon and if he likes it, I can blame you for my blown budget :laugh:

What a mine of information DOL is and populated by very caring people. Thank you. T: Thank you for the kind offer. At one stage I was processing his food and syringing it into him and sometimes he would lap it down. Like everything else, one or twice and occasionally a third, and then he'd refuse. When I found he'd dropped to 5kg, I contemplated the syringing again and plan to start on that today. There is nothing wrong with his teeth as he will chew on a roo jerky. I've thought at times maybe he has a sore tongue, but that has been ruled out. I chop or mash most things for him. SM: Danny sends a little kiss and he isn't much of a kisser, more of a cuddler . If I thought for a moment he would eat caviar and/or smoked salmon, I'd gut the bloody fish and smoke the salmon myself :laugh: :laugh:. That would be something only a mother would do as I am a vegetarian and even before that, just the smell of smoked salmon would have me rushing to the bathroom :eek: . B: I had Danny on Periactin for a while trying to restore his appetite. Eventually stopped because it wasn't working and he is already on so much medicaton. However, I have to go to the chemist today so will ask about that. I can crush them up and mix in water to syringe, I would imagine.

Thanks for all of those suggestions, Mrs RB. Will be putting all these suggestions into a document to keep with me when I go shopping. The whole difficulty, I believe, stems from the fact that Danny has never really been food driven except for treats like cheese and dried liver. I've stopped the liver treats to get him interested in coming for a walk (don't get me wrong - I don't force him, but he loves it when we are out and we go only a short way and very slowly) because the last time I gave him some he sicked it up and it wasn't much. He has only ever really eaten to stay alive, as I say. Some dogs live to eat - not Danny.

As I am a vegetarian, I will have this myself once or twice a week and always give him the bowl to lick and leave some for him. Sometimes he eats it, but only left overs. He won't eat if if especially prepared for him. Explain that. I can't. :banghead:

Giving him Nutrigel demands that I anchor him between my legs, force his mouth open and slather it on his tongue. Too upsetting for us both. Angus has tried about every prescription food in the shop. I went in once when Nikki was on and asked her for a selection LOL. She brought out a few including a small can of a newly released recipe for me to try ..... as you would know, they are not cheap. That night I gave it to him, left him barricaded in the kitchen, came back and saw an empty bowl. Excitement!!!! When I picked up the bowl, I discovered it all on the floor where he'd immediately sicked it all up . That was some weeks ago, because he doesn't throw up much anymore.

NB to self: bin out of date turmeric and buy new. Thanks Yonjuro. Big D, I'm pretty sure I did something wrong along the way, but if tossed food into the air for my dogs, they'd either report me to the RSPCA or hide. LOL.

What is BRB, VM?

Damn! I had that on a shopping list, but must have "fallen off". Thanks for the reminder

He stabilised for a while, VM but over the past few weeks has dropped to 5kgs I see him drink quite a bit so no problems there. He has just jumped up onto the couch when most of the time he tells me he can't do it and I must pick him up. He is having big rollies and trying to dig to China. So despite not much going into his tummy, he is enjoying himself. We've had a very slow and sedate amble around the block too, so all good for today. :) :)

Adorable..... totally. Happy birthday, Poppy.

Yes, I am too, Jemappelle, so I am open to any suggestions. There may be some I haven't tried I have some old Pyrex flan dishes and tend to use those with him because of the way he pushes the food around. The. Et said he would have very little sight left in his left eye, so the sense of smell may be becoming stronger.

tried the Chunkers. Not even the other dogs would eat them. Same as Four Legs. Actually I did have success with Myrtie with one of those little, balled foods, but she is now over The Bridge Also tried mixing cat food. Actually I haven't tried Kitten so I'll put that on the shopping list. He licks Gussy Cat's bowl clean, but if I actually put a small bowl of her food down for him, he won't touch it. He loves yoghurt, but if I mix it in or just put it on top of wet food, he will eat the yoghurt and nothing else. Ditto if I try mixing it with kibble. He will suck off the yoghurt and leave the kibble. Maybe I'll buy pizzas just for him

Any foster would be so lucky to have someone as caring as you! LOL, Yonjuro, it wasn't me. I've forgotten the detail now, but it was something along the lines of a poster asking whether they should adopt or foster to an elderly person ha ha ha and it turned out the person was 60. And then there was some discussion about the cut off age. :laugh:

We do this with our flat coat too! We play "catch" and Gus literally will hoover the biggest, worst tablets if he thinks it might be something tasty. :laugh: I love having a silly easy dog! Thank you for sharing. Very appropriate in this thread wherein I have expressed despair and sorrow and trying everything to,help my little dog.

Hugs to you, Yonjuro. I have become a bit obsessed about looking at the fat content of food, but I am leaning towards getting him some chicken nuggets as you suggest. In two months' time, Danny will have been my little mate for thirteen years; as he was estimated to be about 3 at that time he could be going on for 16. Pretty old really. So, I think I will start relaxing about fat content. Afterall, his mum carries plenty of it around :D

Pebbles, yes, tried the human grade cooked mince LOL. The other dogs loved it :laugh:

Going a bit Off Topic, but CavNrott, I plan on fostering, if a rescue org doesn't think I'm too old :laugh: There was a thread a long time ago about someone wondering if they could rehome a dog to a 60 years old.

Sometimes other people know us better than we know ourselves, in that they can have a more reasoned and unemotional view of the ramifications of doing or not doing something. :laugh: That said, to be dogless is something I cannot imagine although one day, it will probably happen because my dogs are all old as am I, so as they cross the Bridge, I won't be rescuing any more. I think you should go off and adopt this other Bella, WSM.

You don't know how many times I have said those exact words, StressMagnet followed by, "You MUST be hungry!!!"

Pebbles, as I was reading your post I was just finishing some pizza and Danny was giving me a push now and then, so I decided to finish and give some to him on the same plate. I scraped off the topping and cut the base up - probably amount to 1/2 dozen bite sized pieces. He ate the lot with relish. I left the plate on the floor and just now tipped out some kibble on it. Wouldn't touch it. However, I managed to get him started by holding a piece in his mouth and he eventually ate maybe 15 - 20 kibble. Not even an 1/8 of a cup But better than nothing.

Thanks, CacNrott. I'll talk to the vet tomorrow.