So, the five little reds I've got were doing pretty good. All growing, and opening eyes, and opening ears and cutting teeth and it's all been good. Until yesterday. Yesterday, the smallest of the 5, who has never eaten as much as the other 4, really dropped on his consumption. He went from eating 2cc's to 1 cc. I'm feeding them every 3 hours from 6am-9pm. Everyone else is doing great, but he's just acting funny. No aspirations have taken place. He has clear breath sounds. Soft stool, but not runny. And he's urinating like normal. I'm just really worried because I know if you don't catch these things early, it can be a very fast spiral downward.
So, I mixed a little sugar and salt in his last feeding, but I'm wondering... should I be mixing the esbilac any particular way to compensate for him? And should I make a water/salt/sugar solution and try to force him to eat? He's still got plenty of energy and when he feels he's had enough, he will NOT let you give him any more.
Suggestions? Help? The other four are doing very well, solid stools, grunting piggies, climbing now (eeks!), running around with tails straight up. Him, he'll run around for a little bit, and then he snuggles up under the blanket to sleep.