Ellie-Mae off to the whitecoats...

[phesina]

More prayers for dear little Ellie-Mae.

[pomtzu]

Carole - my outdoor resident stray has a mouth issue and has difficulty eating also. He loves his dry food, but he wouldn't/couldn't chew it and was swallowing it whole and then barfing it up, so he was getting no nourishment at all. He would eat a little wet food, but not enough to keep him going.

So I started soaking his dry food in hot water till the water was all absorbed, and then mashing the little pieces of soggy kibble into a mushy mixture with a fork. I mash it to the consistency of pudding, and then add even more warm water to get it to the consistency of a very soft pudding, and he laps that up and begs for more. I just keep a bowl full of his "pudding" in the fridge so there is always some ready, then all I have to do is take some out and warm it up in the microwave. I also add a little wet food to the mixture for variety since I don't want him getting bored with just the one flavor.

You might want to give this a try - you never know - she might take to it. Prayers that Ellie-Mae gets to feeling better real soon.

[Medusa]

More prayers for Ellie-Mae and you, Carole. Give Pomtzu's method a whirl. Betcha she'll lap it up. Fingers and paws crossed.

[carole]

What a great idea, i never thought of doing that, i will certainly give that a try, yes i do wonder if she barfs it up, have not seen much around the section, so hopefully she is getting some nutrition, especially from the wet food, but yes that indeed could be a good solution ,many thanks for that.

Good news she has improved a little today, i got her to eat over half a can of fancy feast this morning, it is a new product with lots of gravy in it, i still mashed it, and also she is behaving more like her old self today, she was sitting waiting for me outside the bathroom, which is what she often does, and she just looks happier, maybe the flu jab was not helping how she was feeling.

So fingers and all paws crossed she continues to keep improving, thanks for everything everyone.,means such an awful lot to me.