Sorry to hear Ned has to stay longer but as you say its in his best interest and the sooner they get to the bottom of the swelling and can treat him the sooner he will be home. Get well soon, Ned!!@Yvonne G @Sara G. @Kori5 @Lyn W @JoesMum @martaemha @Rue
Update on Ned:
Ned has shed/is in the process of shedding his tough dry skin with the help of hydration.
His edema hasnt gone down. He is still swollen around neck, where his neck joins front paws and also around his tail.vet thinks the edema is caused by low blood protein but is unsure why he isnt absorbing protein properly. Could be problem with kidney/liver. She said usually kidney probs dont show up in blood unless at a very bad stage. He is not showing very bad levels with regards kidneys. He is still recieving antibiotics, hydration and now diahorretics.
He still hasnt pooped so no fecal test.He is alert and eating well but they are also now tube feeding him more fibre in hopes he will poop.
Vet said she doesnt want to send him home tomorrow as she feels he hasnt improved enough and she hasnt gotten the swelling down or pinpointed the problem. She feels it would be like sending him home with only half a treatment.She wants me to leave him till next week and see how he is progressing.
I go back to work next week and was hoping to have him home tomorrow but i realise it is in his best interest to stay there and continue any treatment he needs. If i lived closer I could go there and take him home tomorrow till Monday but it just isnt practical to get him home and back there.
He will be staying with her into next week anyway and hopefully she can find out more and give him what he needs. Trying to stay hopeful and lookibg forward to having him back home!