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First little fellow, 21 days old agouti. Moist and clicky sounding as he breathes. Below you can see the medicine and eyedropper with about six drops already drawn. He sounded sort of icky about two days before this, one I guessed and one I was out of ornacycline and had to get some.
You can see what he thought of the whole situation....
Angles look off, they are being held at 60 deg from flat and forward
Note hold, I have first finger and thumb tips under chin. Other fingers are restraining the body. He can move and breathe just fine, I am being VERY careful not to squeeze the throat and upper chest too hard. He can possibly get a paw up, in which case he will crawl over the top, but. He can't bite my fingers very easily either. It's a little easier on an adult, though they wiggle more than a pup.
Spud is adult, and has the same hold. He was not amused. The pup is actually at 60 degrees, and not backwards as it looks here. The photographer is leaning over my shoulder as I work.

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