Hi all, thanks for the suggestions. I’ll load up on some different stuff from the above the next time I’m greens shopping. I’ve been giving them (there are three total) red and green leaf lettuce, romaine (those three form the core), plus spinach (rotated in and out every once in awhile), parsley, cilantro, carrot tops, and dandelion greens (these are more intermittent). The first month he was with me, he went for it all, but then started turning his nose up. I’ll just work through a bunch of stuff and see if I can find something he likes. I’ll try other types of hay (they mainly get Oxbow Timothy now) too.

Vinnie’s had his molars checked a few times. He’s been drooling a lot lately, so I’ve had him checked a few times…the vets (he’s seen a few) don’t see anything, and are taking a conservative approach rather than knocking him out for dental work. Oddly enough, he hasn’t been drooling lately, so hopefully that’s moving in the right direction. Thanks again.

Hi jerseygirl, yes, we’re keeping an eye on that (have been for a few months now)…it seems to wax and wane, with him not drooling as much if at all in the last week or two. I just got back from the vet today and we’re taking a slightly more aggressive tact at this point. At this visit, the vet did notice that his incisors were un-even and one was “pegged” so he was put under light sedation and those were filed down. The vet recognizes that he may need to go fully under for a thorough dental exam, but doesn’t want to do that quite yet. He mentioned the “snuffles” (told me NOT to google it, which I did anyway of course) and that we would continue with the antibiotics (septra..may be spelling that wrong) for 10 more days and then re-evaluate. His next step would be a stronger antibiotic (chloramphenicol), and then finally full sedation and the dental exam if all else fails. Again, the vets are very conservative about putting a senior bun under completely, so that’s why we’re doing things in this order.

I feel bad for the little guy…he’s got a shaved chin (skin irritation) and probably wonders why he always has to go to the vet and his sisters don’t!

Vinnie is about 7 1/2 year’s old. ( I read one paragraph about the “snuffles” and stopped there!).

I feel bad for him, he’s about a week in to the septra, and has gotten to the point where he doesn’t want to take it anymore (the first few days are always easy until he starts to dislike the taste). I think it upsets his tummy too, as he doesn’t want to eat much.

Hi again gang, unfortunately, the drooling and possible dental issues are the least of our problems. Vinnie hasn’t been eating and is showing signs of GI stasis. He spent yesterday at the vet’s office, home with me today since they’re not an emergency care facility. I’ve been feeding him Critical Care every 4 hours or per the vet’s recommendations, and he’s getting cisapride twice a day. He’s taking the CC okay (although he balks after the first few doses of each feeding, 18 ml total per feeding). I feel like I’m stuffing the poor little guy, but he refuses to eat on his own. He’s drinking plenty of water when prompted, passed a few pasty movements (but might have been runny cecotropes), but isn’t pooping normally yet. Hopefully he pulls through. He’ll go back to the vet tomorrow if necessary, but I’ll be home and prefer to keep him here unless they have other specialized care they would like to start.

Vinnie’s on the mend. The vet and i both think it was the Septra that brought on the stasis. We stopped that when we started with the assisted feedings. He started coming around on Sunday night (finally showing some interest in real food), so I tapered off the Critical Care yesterday, and will do the same with the Cisapride over the next two days. Basically back to his normal self. He’s got a follow-up with the vet today.