At 08:48 PM 3/18/2007, you wrote:
I am so sorry for being late to respond, I lost one of my Babies on
Sat so it is hard,
This may be something you have thought of but have you used the
Immuno Regulin?? It is given iV and great in a crisis for their
immune system, it is availabel without a Rx an Rivival Animal Health,
Kelly lane
Thanks for the update. Love and prayers for you and Slinky.
elizabeth
On 3/18/07, Marissa Johnson
<<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi all!!! Just wanted to give you all the latest update. I brought
Slinky home this afternoon!!!! The doctor called me this morning
and said he was doing great and could go home. I stopped and saw
him on my way to church and he was wanting to jump out of his cage
and go home. :)
I went back this afternoon and they said his temp is normal (101 -
was 102 when I went in the morning), his BP, respirations, heart
rate, etc. were all normal. He even ate quite a bit of his dry food
after I left in the morning. He was alert and looking around. His
gums are still pale but they're definitely pinker!
When we got home I took him out of his carrier...and watched my baby
boy run across the living room floor, jump up on the couch, and
perch on the window sill!!! :) Considering that I wasn't sure I'd
even get to bring him home, I just about burst into tears!
The bill was actually pretty close to the estimate and they're going
to have me continue his clavamox and baytril and give him sub-q
fluids if I need them. My friend who's a vet tech will be here
tonight to help me take care of him and keep an eye on him for the
week. We have a follow-up appointment Thursday night to run another
CBC and see where we stand.
Throughout all of it, the hospital was absolutely amazing! I called
2-3 times last night for updates and they were great about getting
them to me. They actually THANKED me for the opportunity to work
with him and told me what a wonderful cat he is. :)
Now for the not-so-happy news. He was really alert and energetic
for a while...but I noticed he was starting to feel warm again. I
took his temp and it got to 104 and then he moved and it came out
and he wouldn't let me get it in again. :( I called the hospital
to make sure I was supposed to give him his abx tonight (wanted to
make sure I wasn't overdosing him after he'd been on IV abx). The
doctor said to give him the abx and go ahead with sub-q fluids...but
also said that she's concerned about his ability to regenerate and
that she thinks I've done all I can for him...and it may be that if
he's eating and alert that's a good day for him.
We gave him the clavamox, baytril, some C and L-Lysine, and Hi-Vite
and then started the sub-q's. Took the temp after the fluids were
done and it was 104.4. I'm hoping it will go down by the time the
fluid absorbs. He's seeming a bit more lethargic and sleepy now. I
hate to keep poking and prodding him...it has to be frustrating for him!
I'm feeling a bit discouraged...everything seemed to be going so
well when I picked him up! But my friend (the vet tech) is saying
that his body needs time to adjust to the new blood. I'm hoping
that's what's happening...and not that his body is killing the new
blood cells. Please keep up the prayers and good thoughts! I know
we've done everything we can...but I really want this to work! I
got my baby back for a few hours...and I want more!
Thanks again for all your support and love. I'll send more info
when I have it.
MJ
Don't get soaked. Take a quick peek at the forecast
with theYahoo! Search weather shortcut.
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