Mom to 3
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Hi,
My name is Robin but post under Marty (our first Basenji). We currently have 3 Basenjis, Darbi, Sophie and Lilia. Darbi and Lily are mom and daughter while Soph is the 'crazy aunt". Sophie doesn't look like a typical Basenji: her tail doesn't curl very much, isn't bushy and her face is half black/half white but we loved her on sight.In March of this year we discovered that Lily has Fanconis so there has been a lot of adjustments made to her life (and ours). I posted in the health section regarding this very picky girl who is refusing her supplements so any help people can offer would be great.
I look forward to hearing and sharing many stories!
Robin
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Welcome to the forum to you all. It sounds a very interesting family - I hope you'll be able to post pictures.
I can't offer help about Fanconi but there are many here with plenty of helpful advice. -
You should join the Fanconi Yahoo group. It is a closed group only for people with Fanconi affected or dogs that have DNA test Fanconi affected.
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Welcome to the forum!
Has your vet been in contact with Dr. Gonto? (outdoc@aol.com) Dr. Gonto is the one who developed the Fanconi protocol and is more than willing to work with vets.As far as the supplements, if you join the Yahoo Fanconi Dog group, a whole host of pill hiding ideas that have been successful with picky eaters is available. And you can always pill by hand or using a pill popper (available at Petco and PetSmart). What worked best for us was liver sausage or braunsweiger (sp??). It has a sticky consistency which makes it hard for them to eat off without swallowing the pill. We did 1 ball without pill, one with, then a couple more without, then another one with a pill, etc. Also, if you give her pills in the presence of the other dogs, sometimes the competition will encourage her to take the pilled treats.
Terry
