Both of our veterinarians sell it: CliniCare is the brand each of them carried. Also available online for $5 / can. They're just 8 oz cans and recommended daily feeding for a 40 pound dog is 21 ounces. I got almost 13 ounces into her plus a bit of ice cream, plus a bit of canned dog food. She doesn't like it being forced into her mouth but she does eat / swallow it and so far no bouts of vomiting. (Fingers crossed!) As I said, I am really trying to see if her meds will start working because I now believe she's been spitting a lot of her pills out. We've found several on the floor. She's very sneaky about it! When I give her CliniCare and her pills simultaneously, the liquid seems to wash the pills down better. If she'd eat them, I'd gladly try those pill pockets someone kindly suggested. She just won't eat...
We had a good night! Ribby was out in my motorcycle garage with me while I got prepared one motorcycle for tomorrow's ride after work. Then we watched TV together - Ribby laying with her head in my lap while I tickled her belly just like the good old days! She seemed to really love it! A real gift for both of us! I know her time with us is now measured in days but I'll take what I can get. She still seems interested in just about everything she always was - except for eating that is...
Thanks for the clothing suggestion. We keep our house pretty warm and today it was nearly 80 degrees outside anyway. But, we'll keep an eye on her body temperature and get her wrapped up if she seems cold.
My ride tomorrow will be to look at a 5 week old female fawn (mahogany) and white boxer pup about 65 miles away. Her face is almost all white with white extending up between her eyes. The rest of her fur almost looks black in the cell phone photo. Thinking it will be nice that she doesn't look so much like Ribby... The owners have both parents so I'll see what kind of demeanor they have... The same friend who alerted us to Ribby's availability 9 1/2 years ago called and told us of this pup. We stopped in to see him and his two boxers - ages 8 and 11. Both are doing well but look so much older than our Ribby. She looks probably 3 years younger than she really is.
Oh, my heart hurts for you guys.... Can I ask where you get doggie Ensure? I may need it in the coming days.
