Failure to thrive

[casportpony]

Sorry to bother you again. I just want to make sure I get this right. So I mix 1/2 tsp with 10ml of water and I'm only giving her .07 ml once a day for three days?

No... 1.5 teaspoons per gallon for 5 days *and* 0.07 ml per 100 grams orally of the concentrated liquid for 1-3 days. You said she's 16 weeks old?

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Got any cans of soup? Compare her weight to a can of soup and I'll let you know how much of the concentrated dose to give.

-Kathy

 

[nachosmama]

She's pretty close to one 10.5 oz can of soup.

 

[nachosmama]

She is 17.2 ounces. I bought a scale

 

[casportpony]

She is 17.2 ounces. I bought a scale

Great! That's 488 grams, so she should get ~0.36 ml. Do do have a one or three ml sryinge?

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

This extra oral dose is a good idea because when they are sick they aren't usually drinking, so giving the oral dose is often enough to get them back on track. Don't worry about giving both, it's quite safe and almost impossible to OD with.

-Kathy

 

[nachosmama]

I have a 6 ml syringe.

 

[casportpony]

I have a 6 ml syringe.

Give somewhere between 1/3 and 1/2 ml. My 6 ml syringe has a mark for every 0.2 ml, so if your syringe is like mine you could give 0.4 ml easily. Make sense?

-Kathy

 

[nachosmama]

Yep. Thanks for all your help

 

[casportpony]

Yep. Thanks for all your help

You're welcome!

-Kathy