Part of the trouble with Finn eating is that he has difficulty keeping food in his mouth

[conuly]

This makes eating a struggle even when he's enthusiastic. Especially when he's enthusiastic.

I'm thinking about getting some puppy replacement formula, just to get a few more calories into him, if he'll drink it the same way he drinks his water. I just want something high calorie that he'll be willing to drink. Does anybody have any recommendations?

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[madamoiselle_sambuca]

I don't own a dog, just a rabbit. :) Sorry.

[pwcorgigirl]

You could try pureeing some canned puppy food in a blender with some formula. The puppy food is higher in calories and nutrients than regular food. Canned cat food is also nutrient dense but may have too much protein for his kidneys to handle.

I make a delicious kibble topper for my dogs out of two pounds of ground turkey cooked in chicken broth with a cup of rice, four eggs, and a cup of green peas and carrots added. I puree it with a stick blender and freeze it in portions they can eat in two days. Let it thaw in the fridge and warm up a serving in the microwave for 25 seconds. They have the most gorgeous coats now. They were both starved before being rescued and it takes a long time to rebuild their nutrition, but they are doing great.

[conuly]

You didn’t see the locked post, but today he didn’t want to eat or drink until this evening and it wasn’t that much either. We’re making an appointment for next week. We need to get this done while he’s still happy most of the time.

[pwcorgigirl]

I am so sorry. We had to make that same decision for our oldest dachshund girl, who had so many medical disasters going on at once. It is kindest, hardest thing.