Hi all,

I have a strange issue... hoping someone might know how to remedy.
Background:
2 weeks ago I took in a horribly malnourished, dehydrated & freezing cold little grey. The person who found her told me he'd found her 3 weeks prior and that she was a pinky at the time.... he'd been feeding her esbilac (reheated several times) and poweraid (orange flavor) and kept her in a cardboard box with no heat source... Basically doing everything on the list of what not to do. Suffice it to say, her first few weeks were rough.

This is my 3rd baby rescue, so I knew enough to get her warm and rehydrated. Luckily, I had FV 23/40, 20/50, electrostat, ultraboost & probiotic digestive aid all on hand. She's currently eating 23/40 + ultraboost.

But, she is not eating enough, isn't gaining as much as she should be & has a major tendency toward bloat. (I've been able to manage the bloat... but, it is recurrent.) The thing is, she refuses to latch on to any nipple (I've tried all types I'm aware of) and actually suck the formula into her mouth. So, I mostly just dribble it on her tongue and she swallows it... I'm thinking this may be causing her to swallow a lot of air, thus... bloat. Her poop went from resembling extra mucus-y meconium to soft but firm mustard color. Now it's turning more reddish-brown and way too firm! I've tried gas drops. I've tried adding the FV Probiotic powder to her formula. Nothing is helping. The only thing I haven't tried is adding some esbilac formula to her feedings... my previous babies all became constipated when switching to FV, if done too quickly. So, I'm thinking the esbilac formula might help loosen the stool for this one. I'm going to give that a shot tonight.

Anyone have any suggestions or crazy revelations that could help? She's such a sweet little girl. I really want to help her grow into a sweet BIG girl!

Other potentially pertinent info: she was 45g when I got her. She just hit 90g 2 days ago, but hasn't gained anything since. She also just finished a round of sulfameth. (1wk)

Thank you in advance.