We are still trying to get Caine to drink water. He has his food down, but he is not interested in the fountain. Dr. King suggested we freeze chicken broth into ice cubes and give him those as a treat. We also tried filling a bowl with water and putting some dry kibble into it. He didn't go for that either. So far he has taken to the syringe though the mouth. If he has to do that for the rest of his life, that is fine by me...so long as he doesn't need the feeding tube.
We are also going to go to Farm and Fleet to get a water bottle that livestock use. We are hoping that the large bottle will entice him and be enough for such a big dog. PetSmart just has hamster bottles..and that is WAY too small for him.
Caine is also going to have an article on peoplepets.com in the next couple of days. I love that reporters are taking to Caine's story to help get the word out.
A special thank you goes out to everyone who has donated towards Caine's Cause. Many people have been so generous and I am so happy that Caine is reaching hearts. He is a very special (and lucky) guy.
Our dog had cancer at 2 and part of her jaw removed. We got her a big silver mixing bowl and she digs a lot of her mouth into the bowl and gets plenty of water. She learned herself. I think Caine is going to have to do it that way to. It's nice reading your stories about Caine. P.S. It's 3 yrs later and our dog in doing great.
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