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<DIV>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.</DIV>
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<DIV>Douglas </DIV></DIV></DIV>
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