Just got off the phone with one of my favorite vet techs and Junior made it through the night. He's moving around some and will be tube fed later this morning. He's on pain meds, antibiotic shots, and calcium syrup.
If he does well with one tube feeding a day, then they'll increase it to 2 feedings a day. He'll be at the vet's office for medical boarding through the next 4 days so he gets specialized care to help him recover.
Showing posts with label post surgery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label post surgery. Show all posts
Thursday, April 6, 2017
Wednesday, April 5, 2017
Tonight's Update on Junior
Because my vet is awesome, he went back to the clinic tonight to check on Junior and sent me a text. :)
I made bread today for my in-laws who are in town and took Dr Folland & his wife a loaf right out of the oven. After today, I owed him one! :D
Junior is in the Intensive Care Unit at the Vet
Right after I got off the phone with Dr Folland, Junior tried to die. :( He stopped breathing and his heart rate started to plummet. Thanks to the quick thinking of the staff and a little tube-to-mouth resuscitation by a tech, Junior started breathing again and his heart rate stabilized. I saw him in the ICU.
He's hooked up to a Doppler monitor so they can listen to his heartbeat and he has his head in a tube with a small amount of oxygen. They are waiting for him to wake up more and become responsive. So far he's not responding to any touch or pinching of his hands. :( Because of his Metabolic Bone Disease, he's not processing the anesthesia out of his body quickly. So they just have to keep watching him until he really wakes up.
Dr Folland said he'd let me know how Junior was doing later. I couldn't stay because I have family in town. I gave him some kisses, stroked his head softly, and told him to feel better.
He's hooked up to a Doppler monitor so they can listen to his heartbeat and he has his head in a tube with a small amount of oxygen. They are waiting for him to wake up more and become responsive. So far he's not responding to any touch or pinching of his hands. :( Because of his Metabolic Bone Disease, he's not processing the anesthesia out of his body quickly. So they just have to keep watching him until he really wakes up.
Dr Folland said he'd let me know how Junior was doing later. I couldn't stay because I have family in town. I gave him some kisses, stroked his head softly, and told him to feel better.
Update on Junior
I FINALLY got to talk to the vet! Junior made it through surgery just fine. They are currently waiting for him to wake up.
He had a massive ball of coconut fiber trapped in his stomach that would not have moved on its own and was preventing him from absorbing much calcium or nutrition. They were able to remove that and flush out the rest of his digestive tract.
Tomorrow they will start tube feeding him Critical Care to build up his nutrition and give him high doses of calcium to help him get over his Metabolic Bone Disease. I'm having him medically boarded at the vet for the next 5 days to make sure he gets the highest level of care while he's recovering.
The next goal for his to start pooping normally. So keep praying for poop! :)
I'll go over there later this afternoon so I can take pics of him and say hello. I'll share them when I get them.
THANK YOU to all who have donated to his surgery fund! We are halfway there. THANK YOU!
We are still accepting donations HERE.
He had a massive ball of coconut fiber trapped in his stomach that would not have moved on its own and was preventing him from absorbing much calcium or nutrition. They were able to remove that and flush out the rest of his digestive tract.
Tomorrow they will start tube feeding him Critical Care to build up his nutrition and give him high doses of calcium to help him get over his Metabolic Bone Disease. I'm having him medically boarded at the vet for the next 5 days to make sure he gets the highest level of care while he's recovering.
The next goal for his to start pooping normally. So keep praying for poop! :)
I'll go over there later this afternoon so I can take pics of him and say hello. I'll share them when I get them.
THANK YOU to all who have donated to his surgery fund! We are halfway there. THANK YOU!
We are still accepting donations HERE.
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
An Update on Norman
Norman finally came out of his box today. He didn't really eat his scrambled eggs, but he did poop for me.
Until his hands & tail heal up, he'll be stuck in a 40 gallon tank with towels as a substrate. That way I can see if he's bleeding and there's nothing hard to tear at the stitches.
He huffed & puffed at me a little bit, but then stuck his tongue out at me to smell me. He kept shaking his one hand behind him. I'm guessing it's because it hurts so bad. Time to give him more pain meds. He was super nice with his old owner and even liked the owner's kids. I'm hoping that he'll go back to being nice and cuddly once his pain levels decrease.
He huffed & puffed at me a little bit, but then stuck his tongue out at me to smell me. He kept shaking his one hand behind him. I'm guessing it's because it hurts so bad. Time to give him more pain meds. He was super nice with his old owner and even liked the owner's kids. I'm hoping that he'll go back to being nice and cuddly once his pain levels decrease.
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