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Eek.. fatty liver disease can set in if she's not eating. I'll assume you have oral syringes since you've been medicating her. You can get the wet food version of her kibble, grind up her kibble in a coffee grinder and add water, or use turkey or chicken baby food until you get your hands on some hills a&d or carnivore care from the vet.
To feed, pull up food/water into the syringe, get hedgie and just give a wee little bit at a time so she doesn't choke. I usually pull some into the syringe and squirt it out a few times before getting hedgie so I know how hard to push... else hedgie gets squirted in the face when human screws it up. I aim for the cheek/side of mouth rather than straight back at their throats.
I'd start with a little water or pedialyte first. Never heard anyone recommend pickle juice... sounds a bit odd.
Give her as much as she'll take. If she's not taking much, just give her a little now, then a little more in maybe half an hour... repeat. If you're using a 1cc syringe, I like to see at least one of food and one of water an hour over ~3 hours. That amount isn't terribly scientific... you may find better amounts, but that little amount would at least give me hope that she's not completely dehydrated and has the potential to start eating/drinking on her own.
Put her food aand water close by.
She also might lick some food off your fingers. Texie liked to be hand fed meat covered peas taken out from a can of spots stew. So I'd try that too.
Anything to get food and water into her... You can smush a bit of food (wet food) on her lips with your fingers.
Does her belly feel warm to you?
If she's dehydrated, you may need to bring her to the vet to get fluids subq'ed.
To feed, pull up food/water into the syringe, get hedgie and just give a wee little bit at a time so she doesn't choke. I usually pull some into the syringe and squirt it out a few times before getting hedgie so I know how hard to push... else hedgie gets squirted in the face when human screws it up. I aim for the cheek/side of mouth rather than straight back at their throats.
I'd start with a little water or pedialyte first. Never heard anyone recommend pickle juice... sounds a bit odd.
Give her as much as she'll take. If she's not taking much, just give her a little now, then a little more in maybe half an hour... repeat. If you're using a 1cc syringe, I like to see at least one of food and one of water an hour over ~3 hours. That amount isn't terribly scientific... you may find better amounts, but that little amount would at least give me hope that she's not completely dehydrated and has the potential to start eating/drinking on her own.
Put her food aand water close by.
She also might lick some food off your fingers. Texie liked to be hand fed meat covered peas taken out from a can of spots stew. So I'd try that too.
Anything to get food and water into her... You can smush a bit of food (wet food) on her lips with your fingers.
Does her belly feel warm to you?
If she's dehydrated, you may need to bring her to the vet to get fluids subq'ed.
