Lots of prayers coming for your baby Simon - Thanks for the report - GLoria
At 07:55 AM 12/8/2004, you wrote:
I brought him deli slices to the hospital last night and he nearly attacked
the bags for them. I could not get them out fast enough and rip them into
little pieces and he stuck his head in the bag and started eating the big pieces! I
almost cried with relief, and fed him about 3 slices of turkey, ham, and
turkey ham before I realized maybe that was a bit much for a cat who had not been
eating on his own. I then opend some fancy feast and he ate a few bites of
that. And then looked really ill. He got a bit of a stomach ache or nausea from
all that food, which I felt bad about, but he did not throw any of it up! And
the vet just called while I was writing this to say his billirubin fell from
17 to 10 (1 is normal, so 10 is still high, but she said this is as fast as it
could possibly fall because the body has to process it as it goes down) and
his blood count went up a few points from the transfusion yesterday but then
went up a point on its own today! All of which she says are very good signs, and
it is possible he can come home with me later today with aggressive support
care (fluids, syringe feeding, etc.). But he may need to stay another night
since a billirubin of 10 is "nothing to sneeze at" in her words.
I am tentatively relieved, but still very scared. His long-term prognosis is
still not good, but I think he is beating everyone's expectations so far.
Please continue to pray and send good thoughts to him-- I really think it helps!
Thanks, Michelle
