In Memory of Pets

My Pitbull will not eat.My Beloved Chucha died march 20/2010,she was my baby since 1994.Cane been very sad,he cries in his sleep.He does not want food,he constantly looks sad.Cane is 3 years old and Chucha and him were together with me 24 hours a day.Chucha was like a Mom,or Big sister to him.They loved each other so much.The Vet really does not know what to do??I do not want lose him,losing Chucha just tore my Heart out but I been try be strong for him..[/b]

I am so sorry that your boy does not want to eat yet.

It is important that he is still drinking though!

Sometimes they need a bit of supportive care - added vitamins in their diet to improve their appetite.... ask the vet if they have any appropriate vitamins or other medications that will help to stimulate his appetite....

Do not be temptd to give him any human medications as many things that are OK for us are toxic to animals (or the dose sizes are hugely modified for the size and/or species of the animal) - some human medications - even the most simple ones for headaches etc are poisonous for animals other than humans!

Take care and give him little treats that he loves (Do not overdo them either as too many treats or fatty food - like bacon, cheese etc - can bring on tummy upsets or worse 'pancreatitus' which is horrible)

(FYI - I have a Pet First Aid qualification and just want to pass along some usefull info to help!)

Take care!

In my thoughts and prayers,

Kerry

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hi starr - I hope by the time that you read this that cane has gotten his appetite back : in addition to kerry's good advice, I just wanted to add that there are ways to stimulate his desire for eating w/ scent

that is, you can add a small amout of "over the counter" appetite stimulants or create your own..a little bit of home made (okay, homemade but leftover) stew gravy or the like worked wonders when my old guys were out of sorts

and a little cheer and cajoling can go a long way too!

I know you both are hurting so much from your loss but
it can get better

love and light and a million blessings to you both my friend!

(an aside... I spent the weekend dog sitting an old gal who very much missed her "people"; friday night she was a little despondent, not so interested in food, or me, walks or treats but by dinnertime tonight -three days later, she met me at the door with wiggles and a grin, rolled over on her back, dashed out for her walk, kissed me on the cheek, ate with gusto and was happy to just be

I guess what I'm trying to say is that we (dogs and people) learn and adapt, we grieve and we celebrate, we live and we learn to move forwrd despite the pain...I hope your wsweet cane does!)

so how is dear Cane doing now?? an update?