Ziay!

dog mom

...is refusing to eat and drink much? The dog is 13.5 years old and is being treated with Clavamox and Rimadyl for a possible infection as well as a disc problem with his back. Initially he was unable to rise up from a sitting/lying position and his back end would fall down sometimes when walking. He was first given aspirin which caused him to have blood on his stool. The vet discontined this treatment and a second opinion unveiled the disc problem. Due to a possible cancer tumor which will be further investigated in 10 days, the vet decided to not use steriods to treat the disc problem at this time and instead use Rimadyl. After the stomach upset from the asprin the dog has not wanted to eat much and has drank minimal water. We wanted to keep him from lossing even more weight so we decided to administer Ensure Plus with a medicine dropper. He seems to be improving, but we wondered if this was okay to give him. He initially weighted 35 lbs and is now 32.5 lbs. We just started the Ensure Plus yesterday.