[Dailydrool] Ben

[DDropp at aol.com]

Ben has been driving me up the wall today with his refusal to drink  
anything.  I am planning on taking him in tomorrow as he has been eating  pretty 
well, boiled chicken breast, a little cottage cheese, a few tiny pieces  of 
broasted chicken breast, w/o skin or coating, some more chicken and cottage  
cheese at dinner, but not drinking.  Until now, at 7:30 pm, no water  at 
all.  He just would not even consider it.  So I scrambled him an  egg.  He ate 
that fine.  Kathy and David had pre-cooked bratwurst for  dinner which they 
boiled in water.  After he ate the egg, I put the kettle  of sausage water 
down and he drank some, and then a good deal of regular  water.  People have 
said try chicken broth, which did not work, popsickles,  which did not work, 
and changing bowls, which did not work, but the bratwurst  water caused him 
to take a good drink of regular water.  I do not know if  it was the best 
for him, but without it, I do not think he would have drunk any  at all.  I 
am planning on calling the vet tomorrow and possibly bring him  in for 
further checking, as I am worried it might be something else.  I  want to make 
sure he does not have anything else wrong or some tumors  inside him.  I am so 
worried and do not know what to do.  I am so torn  between what to do to 
feed him and keep him hydrated and stay within the low fat  range.  There was 
not a lot of fat in the water, but still there was some,  but he needed to 
drink, which he finally did, both a little of the  bratwurst water and a good 
amount of the regular water.  Help me out,  please.
 
Douglas 


 
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