Please help swollen feet

[Brittanygund]

I am going to get some black or tart cherry juice today, how much do I need to give him and how often? I am going to take him to get blood work as soon as I can and I'll definitely post the update on that.

I am at the store and I am getting this. Please let me know how much to give him via syringe feeding since he won't drink water if I drop it on his mouth. I would love to know where I can get gout meds for him if possible after his blood work in case my vet won't give it since she said if he has it meds don't usually work at all

 

[xp29]

I am at the store and I am getting this. Please let me know how much to give him via syringe feeding since he won't drink water if I drop it on his mouth. I would love to know where I can get gout meds for him if possible after his blood work in case my vet won't give it since she said if he has it meds don't usually work at all

If he won't drink water you can mix some ofvthat juice in to flavor it. Using an eyedropper is better than a syringe. It's much easier to control how much comes out. Shooting liquid into their mouth with a syringe runs a much higher risk of aspiration.
I'm not sure on the amount. @AHBD or @Claudiusx might be able to tell ya.

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

As far as the amount of the juice to give to him, you can start with .5ML mixed with water, daily. He
should like the flavor so using a plastic dropper you can easily just drip the fluids onto the end of the
nose. That should work well for him, just enough to give the water some flavor but still enough to give
the effects from the cherry juice.
How is he doing today? When you do get the blood test results, be sure to post them here so we can
take a look over them, thanks!

Tracie

 

[Brittanygund]

Hello,

As far as the amount of the juice to give to him, you can start with .5ML mixed with water, daily. He
should like the flavor so using a plastic dropper you can easily just drip the fluids onto the end of the
nose. That should work well for him, just enough to give the water some flavor but still enough to give
the effects from the cherry juice.
How is he doing today? When you do get the blood test results, be sure to post them here so we can
take a look over them, thanks!

Tracie

Thank you I will do this! How long does it usually take for the cherry juice to help them? I will definitely post the blood work here once I am able to get it. He is not eating much since he is so stubborn, any advice to help get him to eat his salad?

 

[xp29]

Thank you I will do this! How long does it usually take for the cherry juice to help them? I will definitely post the blood work here once I am able to get it. He is not eating much since he is so stubborn, any advice to help get him to eat his salad?

Antibiotics can wreck their appetite, that's probably more the issue than him being stubborn. It has usually taken weeks for my guys to start eating normal again after having them.

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

Since he has been on antibiotics, that will probably decrease his appetite. As far as trying to get him to
eat greens, just keep trying with him. You can try putting some brightly colored bell peppers minced up or
some minced up squash into the greens to see if that helps to entice him.

Tracie