Kimba
Sprinting down the street
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I haven't been on here for a while, I've been busy but... I went to a friends place for a 3 days and Claybirdie apparently stopped eating. She already has a chronic underweight issue that we have been working on for the past year. She has lost a lot of weight over theses couple of days. Her sternum is extremely pronounced. She had stopped talking yesterday, and that is when I realized that she was not right. She is wobbly and gets very fatigued when she tries to move. Last night I fed her some formula,and gave her a seed stick. (She has ignored her pellets and veggies) She ate most of the seed stick and about 25 cc of formula. This morning I fed her again, she ate 25cc and ate some of her seed stick, and a bite or two of her peanut butter sandwich. Afterwards she went to the bottom of the cage and is sleeping. Not fluffed up, or laying down thou. But she stayed on the bottom because she doesn't have the energy to climb back up.
I think it is a good sign that she is eating, and I plan of hand feeding her 3 times a day if she will do so. I'm waiting to see a poo, since I didn't see one yesterday. I use ACV in her water, which helps with her respiratory issues. She has scared lungs and nasal changes from severe lack of vitamin A for most of her life. She is 31, and lived in a room with a heavy cigar smoker for the first 15 years of her life. And like most was fed sunflower seeds. When her owner died claybirdie went to my friend who continued to fed her seed, but gave her some fruits and veggies. I have had her for a year now and I have made tremendous strides in her health, she eats like pig and eats pellets, and her fruits and veggies......
I can not go to a vet as I have no money at the moment. Seriously...my electric is about to be cut off. She did go to the vet about 3 month ago for breathing issues and aside from her cigar smoke damage she was underweight but healthy. What else can I do, besides formula? Her food and water is at the bottom of the cage with her, it is warm in the house since we do not use AC. Any supportive herbs that I can use?
I think it is a good sign that she is eating, and I plan of hand feeding her 3 times a day if she will do so. I'm waiting to see a poo, since I didn't see one yesterday. I use ACV in her water, which helps with her respiratory issues. She has scared lungs and nasal changes from severe lack of vitamin A for most of her life. She is 31, and lived in a room with a heavy cigar smoker for the first 15 years of her life. And like most was fed sunflower seeds. When her owner died claybirdie went to my friend who continued to fed her seed, but gave her some fruits and veggies. I have had her for a year now and I have made tremendous strides in her health, she eats like pig and eats pellets, and her fruits and veggies......
I can not go to a vet as I have no money at the moment. Seriously...my electric is about to be cut off. She did go to the vet about 3 month ago for breathing issues and aside from her cigar smoke damage she was underweight but healthy. What else can I do, besides formula? Her food and water is at the bottom of the cage with her, it is warm in the house since we do not use AC. Any supportive herbs that I can use?