Looking for some advice on weaning a chinny off of critical care food.
A little background: Cotton is about 8 years old and has recently developed some teeth problems. :( He stopped eating and we saw the vet on April 2nd. He got a trimming and was in a lot of pain and lost some weight so we've been feeding CC since then. Went back to the vet last Wednesday for a follow up and another trimming (had a couple of points again, so they were trimmed). From now on, he'll be needing regular trimmings (vet said probably every 4-6 weeks). It's been almost a week now since that trimming and over the last couple of days, he's been nibbling on some hay, herbs, and even a shredded wheat. So, the last couple of feedings he's been fighting the CC feedings and eating less of it.
On average, he's been eating about 80-120cc of CC every day split between 3 feedings (every 8 hours) and that's been going really well. He's gained weight back so he's back to his normal/average weight (around 545g) and has kept steady.
So, with that of all, I have a couple of questions:
1) If he's eating less CC on his own, can I trust that he's probably eating enough solid foods and let him guide the transition back into all hay/pellets/etc.?
2) How do I know that he's eating enough? Is it just keeping track of his weight? Or is there something else I need to be checking?
3) If he doesn't completely wean himself, what's the best way to go about weaning him off of the CC completely?
Any advice would be appreciated! :)
Thanks!
A little background: Cotton is about 8 years old and has recently developed some teeth problems. :( He stopped eating and we saw the vet on April 2nd. He got a trimming and was in a lot of pain and lost some weight so we've been feeding CC since then. Went back to the vet last Wednesday for a follow up and another trimming (had a couple of points again, so they were trimmed). From now on, he'll be needing regular trimmings (vet said probably every 4-6 weeks). It's been almost a week now since that trimming and over the last couple of days, he's been nibbling on some hay, herbs, and even a shredded wheat. So, the last couple of feedings he's been fighting the CC feedings and eating less of it.
On average, he's been eating about 80-120cc of CC every day split between 3 feedings (every 8 hours) and that's been going really well. He's gained weight back so he's back to his normal/average weight (around 545g) and has kept steady.
So, with that of all, I have a couple of questions:
1) If he's eating less CC on his own, can I trust that he's probably eating enough solid foods and let him guide the transition back into all hay/pellets/etc.?
2) How do I know that he's eating enough? Is it just keeping track of his weight? Or is there something else I need to be checking?
3) If he doesn't completely wean himself, what's the best way to go about weaning him off of the CC completely?
Any advice would be appreciated! :)
Thanks!
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