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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2011 11:58:14 GMT -5
So currently Huck and Blake haven't had anything raw. They are free to graze on kibble while outside of their cage and they willingly eat chicken and turkey breechnut baby food. One of them is having some stomach troubles, so I'm waiting for it to clear up before moving on to beef baby food.
With approaching raw, I'm wondering if I should blend down raw chicken and introduce it to them that way?
I most likely wouldn't be sucessful at sneaking it into their food. I left out a piece of raw chicken yesterday for them to sniff and kind of get a small introduction.
I currently have loads of chicken liver, leg meat, gizzards, turkey wing meat, turkey bone, and ground beef.
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Post by Sherry on Sept 22, 2011 13:04:39 GMT -5
Alright! You are right that purée is most likely the way to go with them. One other method you could try first if you want. Dice up some meat the same size as the kibble, pulverize some kibble, and sort of "bread" the meat bits with the powdered kibble.
You can also remove their kibble for a bit beforehand, so they can work up an appetite, too. But since you just got them, I'd not do it for more than 2 hours max. If one of them has latent insulinoma, we don't want to trigger it by having them without food for any real length of time.
You might have to pop a couple pieces in their mouths, so they know it's edible.
If that doesn't work, just toss it all in the blender with enough water to make a soup. Grab your chosen fuzz, and dab some on the nose/lips as the go by.
The idea is to get them to start tasting it.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2011 18:51:04 GMT -5
I may have to wait a few days to begin with Blake. He's experiencing stomach malfunctions. Huck's hard to fool but I'll try to con him this evening. I'll report back with my experience.
And... Haha my blender doesn't work...off to the store.
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Post by Sherry on Sept 22, 2011 22:05:31 GMT -5
I hope Blake is ok  What's happening with him? |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2011 23:27:20 GMT -5
He's acting normally. Alert, curious, playful, but he's experiencing diarrhea and he's thrown up twice so I've backed off of all food changes and his stool has almost returned to normal and there hasn't been any regurgitation. I'm keeping a close eye on him and letting him get as much rest as he wants.
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Post by Sherry on Sept 23, 2011 8:50:51 GMT -5
Since you just got him, could well be stress related as well. Might be an idea to pick up some Bach's Rescue Remedy for him.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2011 12:55:38 GMT -5
I separated the two last night to be absolutely sure Huck wasn't having any difficulties also. Cage was all clear on both levels. Nice soild poops INSIDE the litter box and I placed full bowls in with them and they ate a good portion of the food with no issues. We're all clear at the moment.
I'll be sure to pick up some BRR. Blake always needs to be rescued. ^_^ He's such a good boy.
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