If he's resting comfortably, I'd keep him at home where he'll have less stress and can be watched and attended to as needed. That's my 2 cents.
best wishes, bonnie ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sunday, December 5, 2004 1:59 pm Subject: Re: Need urgent advice re: Simon/new info-question > He needs to be put under not because it is an ultrasound but > because they are > doing a core biopsy of his liver, which not only is painful but > for which > they need him to be absolutely still or it could be dangerous. He > already had an > ultrasound without being put under on Friday afternoon, but they > could not > diagnose without a biopsy because there were no tumors. > > I finally got an emergency vet to talk to me on the phone because > they are > next door to the oncologist and I insisted to the receptionist > (not entirely > truthfully) that the oncologist said I could call them with > questions over the > weekend. She said I could bring him in for IV fluids and some > reglan and new > blood work and monitoring until his 9 am appointment, but that she > would not > insert a feeding tube because 1) he is going to be put under > tomorrow morning and > can get one then if necessary, 2) he can not eat after midnight > tonight > anyway, 3) the number of hours between now and then is not > significant and 4) she > would want him diagnosed first, which will happen at 9 a.m. She > said I could > also keep him here and feed him a little at a time via syringe and > continue sub > q fluids for the day/night. I am not sure what to do and am > waiting for my > partner to get home to decide. I am leaning toward bringing him > in, just > because I am so unsure. However, he is curled up and purring > right now, and I hate > to make him spend the night in the hospital if it will not help > him, > especially if it weakens him before his biopsy tomorrow. > > What would you do? > > In a message dated 12/5/04 2:36:35 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > writes: > << You are doing good Michelle. But I would question why he needs > to be > put under for an ultrasound when he is weak. My vet at the > Wisconsin > vet school, Dr. Bortnowski, never did that for the ultrasounds my > kities have had with her except when she did call once and ask if > she > could mildly sedate my little FIP kitten, Nicky, who was being "a > little squirmy". > > Bonnie >> > > >
