Registered: Oct 2008
Location: Maysville, NC
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Got Molly back this morning. She'd been gone 3 weeks, stuck on a ledge in a quarry. Coulden't go up or down. If she haden't been fat she'd be dead. Anyway, I'm giving her one can of food every hour today & will start on one can mixed with dry tomorrow. I'm afraid if I give her too much she will kill herself. What do ya'll think of the plan?

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Give her boiled rice and chicken breasts for a couple days to a week. If you can find it you can add Esbilac 2nd stage also. It's for weaning pups. But it has vitamins in it etc and that will help her out bunches.

Also, if you can get some dog electrolytes from the local feed store then put that in her water. That will help replace what she lost.

You're going to overload her system with that much food that often. Feed her like you'd feed a pup....three times a day. Make it soupy since she was deprived water also. After a few days then you can add soaked dog food and slowly get her on her normal feeding schedule.

I'm hoping you took her to the vet and had her checked out.

I've done the same thing with rescue dogs that were nothing but skin and bones and had them fit and healthy.

Glad you found your dog.

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will help digestive tract. feed the plain. good luck....

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cooked rice and chicken livers.

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Registered: Oct 2008
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Thanks everyone. We are headed to the vet this afternoon. She's a tough old dog & I think will be fine. She will love those livers breasts & rice.

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Originally posted by lauraroeder
will help digestive tract. feed the plain. good luck....

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Is every thing ok lawrence??

Glad you got your dog back. Let me know if you need anything and we should go hunting sometime!

Jacob

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ive had a coupple i brought back from next to dead,,
had real good luck with small amounts of deer burger.
3 times a day..
good luck..

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Deer burger!!!!!! Jim!

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Follow plottluvrs instructions. Also make sure she is drinking plenty of liquids while your building her up.

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Thanks again guys. Vet says she's fine,just really skinny.

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read the label on any canned dog food mst is 80 percent moisture (water) most is 10 percent protein at the most only thing canned food is good for is flavoring a picky dogs food

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lol larry.
one of them was a beagle almost starved to death..
and it haddnt been lost.. she was a great dog and i hunted her
for a long time after,,
deer burger is the only thing she would eat at first.
and it brought her back nicely..lota protien and a little needed fat.
could only eat a little at a time for a while,
worked for me..

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Glad Molly is home and safe... how fortunate you guys found her! Good luck with the weight gain. Slow and steady and she'll be as good as new. Bet she is REALLY happy to be home. Gotta love a HAPPY Ending!

Heather and Bob

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