Jebabba's not any better, but not really worse either

Well, so far today, Jebabba has kept his food down, and it's been about 35 minutes since he ate. I gave him the anti-emetic about 30 min before feeding him, and though he still didn't want any food (I had to force feed him with a syringe - he wouldn't even lick if off my finger), at least he's keeping it down for now. He immediately went to sleep in a hidey hole both after his shots and after his feeding. He let me hold him for a bit on my lap though.

He seems weaker, but I'm sure that's probably largely due to barely eating anything for 2 days and having issues keeping down what he actually did eat. I'm going to try to feed him every couple hours or so to see if I can get his strength back up. I'm not sure it's doable though. He seems to have given up - he fought me when I fed him, but not nearly as much as he has. I just hope he realizes soon that food isn't something he needs to fear anymore.

I have a little more hope today, but not much. If I could just get him eating again... I will force feed him to get him through something, but I will not force feed him for the rest of his life. That's traumatic for both of us, and it's a crappy quality of life for him.

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ferret, ferrets, IBD