Sprout continues to do poorly. He went through another episode of not
wanting to eat.

1) It still could be ECE (which was diagnosed per biopsies) and we need
to keep working with him. He keeps getting thinner and thinner and
weaker. We are increasing the number of times we feed him even though
it is a battle to get him to eat and many times we have to resort to
scuffing to get him to eat.

2) It could be a food allergy to chicken that was started when he got
the ECE. We are feeding him either turkey baby food or pureed chicken.
If it is a food allergy his cycle of good days to bad days could be
on good days he eats chicken based food, then get sicker from it and
has bad days where he wont eat. We are trying to get the
turkey/lamb/venison ferret food but have not been able to find it in
stock in any store near us. It is ordered and being shipped. Even
though he fights eating I did see him eat one piece of kibble (chicken
based as we don't have the other yet) and I've seen him drink water.

3) It could be Lymphoma and there were not enough lymphoma cells on
the biopsies for the lab to report it. He doesn't have any palpable
lymph nodes except for one in the abdomen which has gone away.

4) Could be a partial blockage and we should do a barium series. I'm
going to check on that with our vet.

I have not weighed him lately he is visibly skinny and I can't bare to
see his true weight. I know he must be less than 1 lbs 10 ounce when
he should be 2 lbs 5 ounces.

I'm at work today and my wife is suppose to make sure he eats every two
to three hours. She is going to try the pureed turkey and mix in ensure
and/or a/d.

If anyone has any suggestions they will be welcome.

Thanks

Mike

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