[Gpdd] Health update on Spikey

[Carole Appleby]

Hi everyone, its been a tramatic weekend, ive been having a lot of tears. 
When i picked Spikey up from the vets Friday, she said he still wasnt eating 
for himself. He has lost over 100 grms in weight.
She said over 15 per sent of his body fat. She also said if he wasnt eating 
by Tues i should have him put to sleep. He keeps trying to eat but he cant 
grasp his food because he has a broken bottom one and he cant get it in. 
Every day he is still alert still running about. I am getting better at  
syringe feeding. I gave him 6 syringes today. And i read on guinea lyncx 
that you can put bits of veg in his mouth behind the front teeth, so ive 
been trying to do that as well.
        I just need to feed him until his tooth grows enough to eat again. I 
cant have him put to sleep. I just hope he can last long enough.
                               Thank You to everyone who has emailed me, and 
i think Birdie is doing a great job with the roll call. It is interesting to 
know. From Carole x

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