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Chin Slave
I havent posted in a while about Richie. And I am happy to post that he is currently doing very well.
He was diagnosed with Malo in the spring of last year and after many dr visits filings and adjustments to meds and handfeeding and crying and weight loss, he is holding his own.
He started his journey weighing probably around 760 grams due to me giving him way too many treats and when he was diagnosed and being treated, at one point he dropped down to almost 600 grams.
I weighed him this weekend and he weighs 740 grams!
He also is eating his pellets on his own more & more. Last week almost 3 separate days he emptied his bowl.
He also nibbles on wood pretty much daily, is eating some hay and gets a daily shredded wheat & gogi berry. Also some herbs but he usually just kicks that bowl aside.
He was initially prescribed .15 cc of Tramadol 2 times per day and I have gradually cut that back. Now occassionally at night i give him .05.
he still gets daily lifeline and I do still handfeed him a bit at night, but i have cut back on that as well.
He is still a maniac. He shakes on the cage SO hard it has woken up my son. He only does this when I am sitting on the couch after work OR when I have his neighbor out for playtime.
Just wanted to share about my bestest buddy. He will be 6 this year. Since I dont know his origin and how old he was when he came to me, I gave him the same date as my Dog.........July 18. So In less than one month my baby will be 6........never thought he would make it, so he will get an extra special treat & extended playtime on his birthday.
He was diagnosed with Malo in the spring of last year and after many dr visits filings and adjustments to meds and handfeeding and crying and weight loss, he is holding his own.
He started his journey weighing probably around 760 grams due to me giving him way too many treats and when he was diagnosed and being treated, at one point he dropped down to almost 600 grams.
I weighed him this weekend and he weighs 740 grams!
He also is eating his pellets on his own more & more. Last week almost 3 separate days he emptied his bowl.
He also nibbles on wood pretty much daily, is eating some hay and gets a daily shredded wheat & gogi berry. Also some herbs but he usually just kicks that bowl aside.
He was initially prescribed .15 cc of Tramadol 2 times per day and I have gradually cut that back. Now occassionally at night i give him .05.
he still gets daily lifeline and I do still handfeed him a bit at night, but i have cut back on that as well.
He is still a maniac. He shakes on the cage SO hard it has woken up my son. He only does this when I am sitting on the couch after work OR when I have his neighbor out for playtime.
Just wanted to share about my bestest buddy. He will be 6 this year. Since I dont know his origin and how old he was when he came to me, I gave him the same date as my Dog.........July 18. So In less than one month my baby will be 6........never thought he would make it, so he will get an extra special treat & extended playtime on his birthday.
I always think about Ritchie and sometimes wonder how he's doing. You're an awesome and such a dedicated mommy to him. I remember when you first found out about Ritchie's malo 
