In my experience, they are often thirsty when they are licking hands,
walls, etc. You could try getting her some extra hydration with plain
Pedialyte.
Jill
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> From: Piester Molly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: help please!
> Date: Saturday, August 04, 2001 7:34 PM
>
> My elderly lady, Sweet Pea, is extremely bloated. Her
> behavior is about the same, except she is licking at
> our hands as much as she can. I broke off a piece of
> a mineral wheel for her to chew on if she needed to.
> I have given her a bit of propulsid/acidophilus (as
> per vet) and a touch of liquid Mylanta - neither have
> made a noticable difference in the past 24 hours.
> Does anyone have experience with anything like this???
> Help!
> Molly
>
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