Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Seda Update 3

OK, SO THE BLOOD WORK RESULTS ARE BACK AND
THEY SAID THAT SEDA HAS HIGH FATTY ACIDS IN HIS
LIVER AND THAT HIS LIVER WILL SHUT DOWN IF
HE CONTINUES TO NOT EAT OR DRINK.  THEY GAVE
US SOME PRESCRIPTION FOOD THAT WE HAVE TO
FORCE FEED SEDA THROUGH A SYRINGE.

THIS IS NO FUN PROCESS AS I'M SURE YOU'D IMAGINE.
IT MAKES ME WANT TO CRY TO SEE HIM LIKE THIS.  HE WENT 
FROM FATTY-BOOM-BATTY-COULDN'T-EAT-ENOUGH-EVER
TO HAVING TO FORCE FEED HIM.  SO SAD.  IT TOOK US ABOUT 
AN HOUR TO GET HIM TO EAT IT ALL.

BUT WE WERE ABLE TO GET HIM TO EAT AN
ENTIRE VIAL OF IT SO THAT IS A GOOD SIGN.

HE ALSO GOT THIS PREDNISOLONE TO HELP HIS
APPETITE.  WE HAVE TO CONTINUE WITH THE IV THOUGH.
IF HE DOESN'T START TO EAT AGAIN BY THURSDAY THEY
WERE TALKING ABOUT SURGERIES AND BIOPSIES RANGING
IN THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.  NOT AN OPTION.

CROSS YOUR FINGERS.

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