Worried sick about Tasha... Is it back injury or MBD???

[Nancy in New York]

I am in East Texas btw about 30iles from Tyler in case anyone ever needs a squirrel friendly vet....

That's great to know we will have to remember this!
So glad that things are going better for Tasha.
Perhaps CritterMom already said this, but it took years for her
to get like this, it's a slow process, you're doing great!
You are a fantastic Mom!

[wdlady59]

Thanks, but I'm to blame, so not feeling like a good Mom right now. But I guarantee it will n ever happen again! Picked up some Ensure and WOW... She sucked it down... I only gave her e cc's but she ate it right up. Leigh called and said the 750 mg tums had 600 mg elemental calcium for TWO TABS. Meaning that each tab only has 150 mg... So I made the adjustment..

[wdlady59]

Update... Tasha had a really nice pee as I expressed her bladder, and while I was doing that 5 nice little, soft pooh pellets dropped out. Urine doesnt appear to have blood in it which I take to be a good sign... I'm desperately looking for good signs... I checked the pads on her feet and they are tan to brown. Is that a bad thing? I will take pictures when I feed her later and post.

[wdlady59]

How do I send video and pics from my phone?

[SammysMom]

You have to upload the video to someplace like photobucket.com and then put in a link to it in your post. You can also upload photos there and that might be the way to go.

[wdlady59]

Question: Tasha won't eat solid food, and I think it's because she can't sit on her haunches. She's taking the formula pretty good, but not as good as she did at first. This morning she took 15cc formula mix, her prednisone, and 2cc/100mg calcium. My question is if I can make a gruel of the blocks when they get here, and if so how???

[SammysMom]

Start by just offering her one nlock cut into a few pieces. If that is a no gothen put one in a plastic bag and crush it. You can use a can or a rolling pin. Then mix it with something she likes. Maybe formula, pecan flavored ensure or even applesauce or baby food. Just keep trying. Prayers for her liking them!

[wdlady59]

Hope this shows Tasha moving... Sorry this is actually Rocky now...

[wdlady59]

Sorry... That was Rocky...

[wdlady59]

This was Rocky when I thought he wasn't going to make it... But look above, he made it just FINE!

[SammysMom]

This was Rocky when I thought he wasn't going to make it... But look above, he made it just FINE!

Oh my goodness, he certainly did!

[Nancy in New York]

What happened to Rocky? I don't remember reading about him.
Poor Baby.

[wdlady59]

Nancy, this is Rocky now---

[wdlady59]

Boy I hope this works as I've been at it for awhile. This should be Tasha this morning.

[wdlady59]

This one is about 5 minutes long but shows more about her.

[CritterMom]

Aw, poor baby.

She does look sort of thin. If you haven't tried adding ensure to her formula, please do try it. That stuff will pack on weight like crazy and because it is sweet a lot of them actually like it.

[wdlady59]

Yes, she loves Ensure. Can I give it to her straight?

[wdlady59]

I would like y'all to observe videos of her dragging her legs. Is this what MBD looks like?

[farrelli]

Yes, she loves Ensure. Can I give it to her straight?

Yes. It's not a long term, permanent food, but it's fin in the short run. Just watch for loose stools because of all the sugar.

[wdlady59]

I tried giving the Ensure straight, and she isn't wanting it today like yesterday. I think she is in pain. Her breathing is increased.