Head Trauma - Kitten

I've posted this before but I think I've put it in the wrong forum:-

Hi everyone, I'm just looking for some advice on what to do. My kitten was involved in an accident with my dog 48 hours ago. My dog had a nip at him when he was eating his food, this was totally out of character for him. Anyway, we intervened immediately but when we found him he was having a seizure/fit and thrashing around the kitchen. The bite marks were on his neck and the top of his head. He was in the vets within 2 minutes of it happening due to the close proximity of the vets. He was placed immediately on oxygen and X-rayed for fractures in the skull or spine. Fortunately he had neither which was when the vet explained that the bites were not the concern. She could feel swelling in his brain. Due to the vets not being open over night, we transferred him to an overnight vets where they could monitor him as he was breathing on his own and blinking when his eyes were touched but very little else. Fast forward 48 hours, he's had period of rigidity in which he'll extend all his legs as far as they'all go and crane his neck backwards but he has also began reacting when his back legs are touched (sometimes) by kicking, he's being fed by syringe and is swallowing but still not awake/alert. He's on methadone following morphine, metacam and was given mannitol roughly 24 hours after the incident as they were concerned about a bleed on the brain. Fortunately, he's still fighting after all of this but we're not sure on the prognosis anymore. We're clutching at straws hoping that every little improvement we see is him refusing to give up, but as the hours pass by, the vets are feeling less and less optimistic. Has anyone had any experiences similar to this? We are both making ourselves sick with worry. He's such a little thing and too young to be fighting for his life.

I can think of a couple who have, with wildly varying outcomes.  We've seen totally paralyzed kittens make almost total recoveries over a period of months, and we've seen kittens lost, despite all that was done for them.  As long as he is breathing, there is hope.  You have done everything possible for him.  That is all anyone can do.

I'll put your kitten, what is his name, by the way, on my candle list.  That is my list of pets, and people, in need of prayer.

I imagine there will be more people chiming in very soon with more experience than I.  Hang in there.  You have a community now.

Thank very much. We're trying to stay as optimistic as possible. The time in limbo is horrific - can someone get their crystal ball out please? My little baby is called Chase and he's a little fighter!

Prayers for baby Chase. I am sorry your going through this tough time. 

Thank you! We're all devastated at what he's going through. It's the not knowing either way that's making these past few days unbearable! [emoji]128532[/emoji]

We've had some good news overnight. Chase has made attempts to pull himself up and has become less rigid and more responsive. The vet has also informed us that he is now responding to sounds and showing more of an awareness of the room. I feel I need to document this as the past few days have been the worst we've been through and I've been scouring the internet for stories of people going through the same thing. Hopefully, Chase will continue to make progress and make a full recovery!

Prayers continuing for Chase, and for you.  Try to rest, and relax as much as you can.  He's a little fighter.