you'll have the odd major hump day, luckily not too often in the process. at times i was force feeding with a large syringe and watered down hill's prescription diet, sometimes with the meds broken into the food, though it was a worry getting the majority of it into the dog, at other times, furniture flying, getting the meds down the throat. it's good that you can have a good cop bad cop situation. there was only one bad cop in the household here. difficult when you're trying to build trust with a recently blinded dog.
i kept a variety of cheap (and some not so) yellow package "no name" people and dog food around, and also experimented with a variety of soft dog treats that i could put the meds in (doggy pepperoni was good for a time). we had to work at it ongoing. i wouldn't get too concerned if the animal drops weight and won't take in too much. my vet's blastoed huskie cross would only take in a small can of cat food daily, enough to sustain the animal and work with the meds. it can be frustrating when the animal seems bound and determined to thwart all efforts to ensure it's survival. if you've spent any time travelling developing world or in canada's very own state sanctioned third world situation, on some reservations, dogs can get very skinny and still survive. it is a judgement call and balancing act, however. you're probably all doing a bloody great job, (though it's a very difficult one, so it doesn't always feel that way).
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