In hospital with DKA/CKD/IBD/etc (title change)

[jt and trouble (GA)]

You GO Ale! I was hoping you'd find this thread.

Britt Ale just went through all this. Shes an excellent source....as are all the others here.
Gosh I love this place!
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[Critter Mom]

How's Eddy doing today, Britt?


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[Britt118]

Feel free to message me when that happens and I can go over the cleaning part and a few other tips too. The main thing I learned the hard way is that sometimes air gets in and they burp making the food come back up through the tube a little. So, always hold it high and wait after you’re done with the feeding to make sure nothing comes back up before putting the tube away. The tube is pretty resistant. Minnie would drag it sometimes or lay on top of it, but it never got damaged

Thanks! Sounds like he will be coming home on the NG tube so I will definitely reach out if needed!

 

[Britt118]

How's Eddy doing today, Britt?


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He's doing better today! Hopefully he will get to come home tomorrow. No longer in DKA. He is such a trooper! Blood PH is normal, potassium is normal, no more arrythmia, he's eating, he's gained a little bit of weight. Im so happy! Thanks for checking in.

 

[Panic]

Oh that's wonderful news!!

In that case I would go ahead and make a new thread asking about at-home care when you're ready so you can be prepared before he's home. Link it here so we can follow along ^-^

 

[Critter Mom]

Great news about Eddy!


(Make sure the vets send you home with plenty of anti-nausea and appetite stimulant meds. Hopefully Eddy won't need them, but it's much better to have a supply at home in case he might.)

(((Britt)))




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[jt and trouble (GA)]

 

[AliceMeowliss (GA)]

So very glad for the good prognosis!
There are days I wish Alice could have a feeding tube.

 

[Britt118]

So very glad for the good prognosis!
There are days I wish Alice could have a feeding tube.

Thank you! I hope Alice is doing well!

 

[jt and trouble (GA)]

Been meaning to tell you love your Avatar squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

[Britt118]

Been meaning to tell you love your Avatar squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Thank you! The vet said he is laying on a circle bed in the ICU like he is "laying on his throne." He loves his circle beds. Waldo is beautiful!

 

[jt and trouble (GA)]

Thank you! The vet said he is laying on a circle bed in the ICU like he is "laying on his throne." He loves his circle beds. Waldo is beautiful!

Very Royal!
Waldo was the funniest bestest kitty. He was magic.

 

[AliceMeowliss (GA)]

Thank you! I hope Alice is doing well!

Thank you! She is now, and I am relieved (as I imagine you must be for Eddy). We had a bad 36 hours or so then she turned it around because she got taken back to the vet. That straightened her right up!



Re: circle cats... my moderate cerebellar hypoplasia cat will curl up in these tiny little round cat beds. He’s pretty big but he makes himself into a nice artisan loaf, a boule perhaps....