This is the appetite stimulent Fred is currently getting -
*Mirtazapine*, it is fairly new or at least I've never heard of it, I
think my vet said that though. Don't let them taste it, it must be bad,
Fred hates it and I have a h*ll of a time giving it to him even though
it is tiny, but he foams at the mouth if I don't get it back far enough
so it must be really gross. I even wrapped it in butter and he still
tried to spit it out and foamed, thank god its only every 3 days. What
I love about it though is he only gets it every 3 days and it works very
well, he is slowly gaining back his weight. He was at 8lbs 4oz on about
the 11th of April when we started it and was 9lbs 9.5oz yesterday when I
weighed him, I'm weighting him daily for the vet and he has gained every
single day. ***Just weighed him, he is 9lbs 11.5oz now!!*
She wanted me to give him a quarter pill every 3 days but after reading
up on it and seeing the starting dose was 1/8 to 1/4 of course I started
him on the 1/8 every 3 days and that is enough for him. His appetite is
definitely much better. If it continues and he is fairly good about his
heart meds now and if his blood work is OK he won't need the feeding
tube after all. He is eating what I cook, still in the process of
switching the others but Fred thankfully prefers my cooking to the
commercial food.
We have an appointment tomorrow for bloodwork so I'm really excited to
see where we are there.
--
Belinda
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