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I hope the dental will have been all that's needed to make him feel comfortable and able to eat. I'm glad there was nothing obviously wrong on the ultrasound and his head x-ray. Sending Bear lots and lots of vibes.
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No change.
One specialist has spoke with the vet on the phone and said they've pretty much done everything they would.
See how he is tomorrow but looks like PTS or refer to a specialist and hope we get lucky in identifying a resolvable problem, which seems increasingly unlikely as time goes on.
Vet has agreed to put him on Antibiotics.
Still not much movement in a positive direction, he's a bit perkier today, but not much better.
Specialists aren't replying to the vets which is frustrating. Though I am not sure how much it will help unless there's something obvious in what has been sent. We are also through our insurance limit so the devil (money) will have to come into consideration, and whether there's a benefit to the expensive imaging required from a specialist. Really rubbish situation.
How confident are you at medicating and syringe feeding him ? I am just wondering if he would do better in his home environment as the stress of being at the Vets is likely to impact on his behaviour. Are they allowing him time out of the Hospital cage to hop about ?
If you are confident about giving meds and nursing care at home I would suggest this to the Vet.
Does he live outdoors at home ? If so, then personally I would want him indoors and this might involve making a temporary indoor set up. It would be great if this included some things from his usual outdoor accommodation, things that will smell familiar to him.
Vet is in agreement with our approach. Specialist unfortunately agrees with what our vet has done so far, and they do not believe there is much value they can add.
- Started on antibiotics today.
- Keep him syringe fed, and keep administering drugs over tomorrow and the weekend.
- Bring home tomorrow aft/eve in the hope that familiar environment helps him. Keep up with drugs/food. Monitor for improvements or deterioration.
- If better, or improving, keep going. If not, it'll be time to put to sleep. The latter is obviously sad, but at this point I think it's best he's out of whatever pain he's in rather than making him endure it longer than he has to.