Sasha got mauled--head trauma

Will do on the yougurt, although he doesn't take to dairy that well so maybe we'll do the crushed pill. Vet did say mild reaction to anitbiotic is drooling and he did drool w/in 30 minutes of receiving it,but calmed down. He ate 10cc solid food/syringe this evening and he lapped up all the tuna juice I strained out of a can, albeit w/some thin mucus/drool dropping into the plate. I am thinking tuna has protein, and he loves tuna juice..??!!..also observing his sense of smell must be present in some form, because as soon as the little plate of tuna juice was near him he immediately stood up to eat....so I'm thinking of buying a ton of low-sodium tuna so he can have the juice. Also his sinus area seems stuffy like the vet said, as one of the penetrations went into that area from the coyote's teeth. I have heard Grapefruit Seed Extract also works for sinus or respiratory issues. Hoping my idea of low-sodium strained tuna juice is ok......

Probably best if you diluted the tuna juice half and half with water. As long as it's just the juice and not the tuna itself, it should be fine. You're going to be eating tuna until it comes out your ears! lol Great news that Sasha has some sense of smell, too. GSE works as an excellent overall bug fighter so yes, you can go ahead and add 1 drop to his food.

Wow Sasha is a handsome and brave guy The Fur Babies and I are still keeping him in our thoughts and prayers. I know that you are so very very glad that you have the next 4 days with him 24/7. Those wounds do look wicked Take care of you too while you are tending Sasha he needs you. Give him a very gentle rub from me

Originally Posted by sashacat421

I woke up at 7 and there he was with his little battered head on the pillow beside me, facing towards me. So I put my arm around him and he purred and slept next to my face.

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That really touched my heart, Elizabeth! Wow, Sasha, what a remarkable recovery your making! You're so amazing! Please continue to keep us updated, Elizabeth!
Stephanie

Sat night: Sasha continues to sleep underneath the night table by the bed with a tablecloth over it, a "tent". He has not yet urinated, but water consumption has leveled off. Laps tuna juice and gets his entire face dirty, as he is learning to re-use tongue amid all the injuries in his mouth --and then takes watered-down friskies mixed w/vet food in the syringe, not that much about 1 tablespoon ever 4 hours - he has got to eat more! Pills no problem, he takes them in the middle of tuna juice from my fingers in his mouth very quick and gentle, no throat. Does anyone know how effective for "food" tuna juice might be? Neck is draining slowly. His cognitive reactions are slow. Affection good, he seems happy to be fed and to have some privacy upstairs. Sinus/stuffy continues. Checking on him every 30 minutes. Every little bit he lives is a miracle!! Sasha especially thanks the Aussies who have been reading our story from down under today!

Elizabeth,
I still can not get over how truly amazing your little boy is. He is so brave, and everyday is filled with miracles for you. I am so pleased to here of all the progress he has made I look forward to checking in on this post to read how Sasha is doing. In the beginning I was a little nervous about it, but now I am excited as I know he is pulling through and he is going to be ok, one little hero at that. I am still keeping him in my prayers.

Just checked in to see how Sasha is doing. What a little trouper he is. Sounds as if he is on the way up now. For the time being I don't think the tuna juice will do any harm, because you have to get him eat. You are doing a marvellous job.

I too am worried that he is drinking so much and not urinating. I think at this point, I would try stimulating him, just as you would have when he was a kitten. Use warm water and a soft cloth but see if you can get something working for him. Going this far with him in this injury and then having him shut down into renal failure would be devastating. He has outlived the shock of his life and the stress alone may stop him from urinating.

Yeah, it really concerns me too this morning, still no urination. He did wake to drink twice last night and is lapping up tuna juice, has his meds, and ate the vet food 23 cc from the syringe. He is awake and alert. I will try what you've just suggested to stimulate him a bit. I did place him gently in the litter box, but nothing.

You may have to get the vet to show you how to manually empty his bladder as he may have nerve damage in his lower back or tail, causing him to not be able to urinate. Don't leave it too long before you take him to the vet as having an extremely full bladder can damage the nerves around it, as well as being very, very painful for Sahsa.

Success! As suggested I gave him a warm cloth bath and gently cleaned his rump and hind legs and then put him in the downstairs litter box and he peeed immediately. It was dark yellow so he's absorbing the water rapidly and will need more. Now he's sleeping underneath the dining room table. You can see the pumpkin patch and the attack area very clearly from this room, and he didn't even bother to look out the window, which he always does. So far, still ignoring the outside world (good!) and is acting quiet, though purringly softly when I whisper is his ear. You know, it did occur to me that this might be a very hard thread for some people to read, the graveness of the injury and high chance Sasha wouldn't make it, so I'm glad that each day has brought positive baby steps and even though we are ecstatic we are also aware that he might have bad days and steps backward as well.

Great news! Good boy Sahsa! You may have to stimulate him like this three or four times a day so he's urinating regularily.

happy pee pee dance This is great news

ALRIGHT SASHA You go boy That is fantastic news. I am glad to hear that he went potty. Still sending lots of get well vibes for him

OH, gooooooood news!! Lotsa good vibes and prayers for you and your wonderful, brave boy. Keep up the good work, Sasha.

Great news, Sasha! Getting better everyday!

How is Sasha this morning? Still thinking about him and praying that he is doing well

WOOOHOOOOO!
I am so glad you were able to get Sasha to go pee pee
I was sooooo worried when you said he wasn't going. I am still praying for you guys and it sounds like all of the prayers are definately being heard.

I was dreading reading incase anything else happend over the weekend!.

But it's the complete opposite!

Come on Sasha baby your winning!

happy happy - joy joy - happy happy - joy joy~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!