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Rhubarb
08-26-2008, 10:29 AM
Greetings to all,


First off, my prayers go out to all those in Florida with the little ones.

Next, quick shot of Henry and Rhubarb at 6 wks.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f344/Rhubarb_03/rubarbandhenryatabout6wks011.jpg

Lastly, Henry is dragging his little rump when he walks and seems a little anxious. Starting to worry me a little. That and he his scratching his shoulders a bit more than noraml. His stats- he poops, eats, and pees fine. Energetic, if not a little feisty. He weighs 120 g. and is fed 6 ccs at a feeding. I have both him and Rhubarb at 1 part Esbilac, 1 part heavy whipping cream, 2 parts water, and 1/4 teaspoon of plain yogurt. They're still eating at about every 3 1/2 hours to 4 hours. They've been teething on plain cheerios and nibbling on pealed apples and avacado slices between meals.

Any thoughts on this?

island rehabber
08-26-2008, 11:06 AM
Rhubarb I know you said they are peeing & pooping fine, but every 3 1/2-4hrs feeding at their age seems too frequent. At 6 weeks I would feed mine every 5-6 hrs, or 3-4 times a day. Also, others may disagree but mixing both whipping cream AND yogurt into their formula sounds overly rich......it may be upsetting Henry's GI tract.

Rhubarb
08-26-2008, 11:44 AM
Island Rehabber- thank you for the help.
I will try and space their feedings out. It's just that Henry actually get's quite fractious when he gets hungry. It's like clockwork- he wakes up and is very upset until he eats then quiets down. Also, for the formula- I'm a little confused. In an earlier thread, it was recommended to blend both the yogurt and cream. I've been feeding them this ratio since they opened their eyes, about week to week and 1/2 ago and haven't had any problems till I noticed him rubbing his rump this morning. Should I cut one or the other out still (yogurt versus cream)? And if so, which one?

Thank you in advance.