Tumbles threw up everything he ate Friday, including water. Took him to the vet Saturday (yesterday) and he had x-rays, bloodwork, urinalysis. X-Ray showed no blockage, but did show pockets of gas in his GI tract. Bloodwork good, but slightly elevated white blood cell count. Urinalysis showed no crystals. He has a very low-grade fever that might've been caused by his extreme shivering (he doesn't like going to the vet).
Vet says he probably has gastroenteritis caused by a new food we introduced. He has a history of a sensitive tummy, but it usually manifests as diarrhea or loose stools. Administered a shot of Cerenia, 100ccs of IV fluids to keep him hydrated, and sent us home with SD i/d, Reglan, fluids, and Zeniquin in case there's an infection afoot. We are to feed him about 1 t of food every 2 hours, give him fluids once today, give Reglan and antibioitic once daily.
He ate about 1 teaspoon of food once we got home. Offered another teaspoon 2 hrs later and he ate that. Hasn't eaten anything since. He is interested in food, but won't eat it. He has had a few crunchies, about 5 or 6 this afternoon. After that, he spit up about a nickle-size amount of clear, frothy liquid.
I know he needs to eat, so I'm going to syringe feed him. He weighs 13.1 pounds. How much do I feed him each serving and how often?
Vet says he probably has gastroenteritis caused by a new food we introduced. He has a history of a sensitive tummy, but it usually manifests as diarrhea or loose stools. Administered a shot of Cerenia, 100ccs of IV fluids to keep him hydrated, and sent us home with SD i/d, Reglan, fluids, and Zeniquin in case there's an infection afoot. We are to feed him about 1 t of food every 2 hours, give him fluids once today, give Reglan and antibioitic once daily.
He ate about 1 teaspoon of food once we got home. Offered another teaspoon 2 hrs later and he ate that. Hasn't eaten anything since. He is interested in food, but won't eat it. He has had a few crunchies, about 5 or 6 this afternoon. After that, he spit up about a nickle-size amount of clear, frothy liquid.
I know he needs to eat, so I'm going to syringe feed him. He weighs 13.1 pounds. How much do I feed him each serving and how often?