Which antibiotic are you using and what is the dosage?
Jill
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> From: thundregon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Chibi-chan isn't taking it
> Date: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 5:26 PM
>
> >> Use something slightly larger, like a cotton bar
> rag, and keep a grip.
>
> It's not the siz of the rag. Chibi-chan's barely grown
> since she was a month old.
>
> > What were you offering? Straight meds, meds and
> water, meds and applesauce, what?
>
> Meds and applesauce.
> Chibi-chan ate just a tiny bit, tasted the meds, and
> stopped (just as she had done with the meds on the
> cheerios). She won't even eat straight applesauce
> (where Sebring can't get enough of them).
>
> > When medicating I often only mix one or two ounces
> and only fill the waterbottle that full.
>
> I'm just going to put twice as much into the
> waterbottle (to account for another Gerbil). The meds
> won't hurt Sebring will they, since he doesn't have an
> ear infection?
>
> > You might recruit a helper, one of you holds and the
> other feeds (runs the eyedropper)
>
> My mom was helping me, but after watching her try and
> shove the applesauce down Chibi-chan's throat
> (figuratively), the only person in the world I trust
> my little Chibi-chan with is my dad.
>
> >> As far as burrito rolling, it takes experimentation
> to be able to hold the animal securely, so it can't
> slither out. Once you learn that, you should be fine.
>
> It's her size that creates the problem. She's a runt,
> and she's so small. Her head is as big around as her
> body.
>
> >> Some animals with nail trims will be pretty good
> about it, and you don't have to roller them to feed
> them stuff. Just make the stuff in the eyedropper
> taste like a treat.
>
> Here's a bright idea for those doctors: flavor the
> medicine >_< THe medicine flavors whatever it's with,
> and Chibi-chan doesn't like it.
> if I put it in their water, I'm sure Chibi-chan won't
> drink the water, and the medicine might cause her not
> to want to taste water again, like the applesauce.
>
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