Lack of fever, eating a little is good, and playing with the roller clamp are all good signs. I hope he continues to improve (and eat some) and that he can come home in time for the holiday to recover with you.
> On Dec 23, 2014, at 1:45 PM, Marsha <mar...@lynxe.com> wrote: > > Total of 10 days in the hospital at this point, with 2 trips home that lasted > only a few hours each. The first trip was the first day, just brought him > home with clavamox. At that point, the nasal part and the fever hadn't even > started yet. Brought him back, and got an NG tube placed successfully, and > he was on Clinicare nutrition for a week to get him through the worst of it. > After a week, I brought him home, and he was OK for the first hour, but then > (after I barely got Azithromycin into him) he started feeling pretty > miserable, so after a few hours, I brought him back to the hospital. > > Marsha > > On 12/23/2014 1:30 PM, Marsha wrote: >> Harley is still in the hospital, but improving. On Sunday, he groomed >> himself a little bit, first time in a week. Two attempts were made over the >> weekend to `put an NG tube in. First attempt failed because they had tried >> a lighter type sedation, and he fought it. The next day they tried heavier >> sedation, got it in, and once back in his cage, he pulled it out! He had one >> of the "soft" e-collars on. Thankfully, he has started eating some kibble. >> None of the most enticing wet foods had encouraged him, nor an appetite >> stimulant, not even a mouse (small frozen feeder purchased from pet store, >> and heated). His eyes were looking better yesterday, but his nose is still >> congested. Fever is gone. He gets fluids and some meds through IV. They >> also have a steam vaporizer going. Last night, in between pets, he batted >> at the roller clamp on the IV line. I am hoping to bring him home tomorrow. >> Consistently eating on his own is the key. >> >> Marsha >> >> On 12/23/2014 9:41 AM, Lance wrote: >>> How is Harley doing today? > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
