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More "mixed" news, but I believe to be good.
This morning the report is his RBC is up to 20! Still on the rise. This is actually the highest its been since March 17. March 17, he was at 18.5.
His electrolytes are still low and his liver numbers have gone up. They said his bilirubin is at 6.2. ALT, I think she said that, is down. (not sure what that is).
They're going to put a needle in to pull some cells to see exactly what's going on. They don't want to do a biopsy because they say it would be a lot for him to go through.
As expected, she said it's time for a feeding tube. They're going to do the one in the neck this morning. That was she can pull it out once it's time. Also she said it is less stressful on him.
I asked about when he can come home. She said maybe Tuesday, Maybe wed. just depends on how he responds.
I asked her over all opinion, since she said she last saw him on Friday. She said guarded. She said because of the underlying FeLV, it's like taking one step forward , 2 steps back. She also said he's young, at 10 months, so it's tough too.
She was also cautious about the RBC being concentrated from dehydration.
I asked his overall look and feel. She said very good - he's alert, purrs a lot, and so on.
While I understand this is still a very critical moment, I just see a overall improvement.
RBC is highest in a long time. Logan has been "dehydrated" for over 2 weeks now. When they did the RBC test back on the 17th, he was only occasionally getting fluids injected in the back, and when they did the test he hadn't had fluids for several days. Therefore, it seems to me that relatively speaking, we're at a positive here.
This morning the report is his RBC is up to 20! Still on the rise. This is actually the highest its been since March 17. March 17, he was at 18.5.
His electrolytes are still low and his liver numbers have gone up. They said his bilirubin is at 6.2. ALT, I think she said that, is down. (not sure what that is).
They're going to put a needle in to pull some cells to see exactly what's going on. They don't want to do a biopsy because they say it would be a lot for him to go through.
As expected, she said it's time for a feeding tube. They're going to do the one in the neck this morning. That was she can pull it out once it's time. Also she said it is less stressful on him.
I asked about when he can come home. She said maybe Tuesday, Maybe wed. just depends on how he responds.
I asked her over all opinion, since she said she last saw him on Friday. She said guarded. She said because of the underlying FeLV, it's like taking one step forward , 2 steps back. She also said he's young, at 10 months, so it's tough too.
She was also cautious about the RBC being concentrated from dehydration.
I asked his overall look and feel. She said very good - he's alert, purrs a lot, and so on.
While I understand this is still a very critical moment, I just see a overall improvement.
RBC is highest in a long time. Logan has been "dehydrated" for over 2 weeks now. When they did the RBC test back on the 17th, he was only occasionally getting fluids injected in the back, and when they did the test he hadn't had fluids for several days. Therefore, it seems to me that relatively speaking, we're at a positive here.