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I spent Thursday night in Kenosha with my cousin, so when J told me Ra's blood draw results I wasn't home or near a computer I could use to give an update...
...Things largely remain the same: kidney values, same; liver values, ever so slightly improved; RBC: 22% from 21%, so not much improvement. Gained about four ounces, too...Meds all to remain the same, and I don't have to bring him in for another routine blood draw to check his values until the morning of the 21st, which is kind of nice I must say...
While I'm bummed that there's been little change in the serum blood values department, nothing has gotten worse, so there's that going for us, which is nice.
In the food department, some interesting developments. He's eating more kibble on his own again, especially early in the day. As far as syringe feedings go, that's *very* interesting! He's now waiting in the guest bath when hungry for us to pass by the door, and when we do he meows loudly to let us know he's hungry and expecting to be fed! Weird, eh? Even weirder, he's showed some interest in what we're putting down him with the syringe, be it either the hypoallergenic shit he's been prescribed and we're supposed to feed him, or A/D we aren't really supposed to be feeding him but feed him every third day or so in attempts to put some much needed weight back on him. If J pushes a small amount out of the syringe, a good share of the time, regardless of food type, Ra will eat the small amount of food at the end of the syringe on his own. We thought this might mean he's getting more interested in eating the wet foods on his own, but when we put the bowl of it in front of him he'll sniff at it, but won't eat any of it. Only from the syringe, which, again, is weird, but hey! He's interested.
In addition to that, he's stopped fighting the syringe and eagerly takes the food when it's syringed into his mouth/down his throat. This has made syringe feeding less of a daunting task and I daresay if it could be considered enjoyable in any way, a little more easy to bear. He still needs to sit on J's lap to be fed, but not braced against J's chest with his face held steady to syringe the food in--a welcome development for every living being involved. Ra's also learned "You're free to go" after he's done being fed means he can leave the room, though we still keep the door to the guest bath closed when we're in there feeding him so he doesn't wander off in the middle of the proceedings.
That's what's going on in Ra Land right now. Not good, but not bad, either. We'll take it...
...Things largely remain the same: kidney values, same; liver values, ever so slightly improved; RBC: 22% from 21%, so not much improvement. Gained about four ounces, too...Meds all to remain the same, and I don't have to bring him in for another routine blood draw to check his values until the morning of the 21st, which is kind of nice I must say...
While I'm bummed that there's been little change in the serum blood values department, nothing has gotten worse, so there's that going for us, which is nice.
In the food department, some interesting developments. He's eating more kibble on his own again, especially early in the day. As far as syringe feedings go, that's *very* interesting! He's now waiting in the guest bath when hungry for us to pass by the door, and when we do he meows loudly to let us know he's hungry and expecting to be fed! Weird, eh? Even weirder, he's showed some interest in what we're putting down him with the syringe, be it either the hypoallergenic shit he's been prescribed and we're supposed to feed him, or A/D we aren't really supposed to be feeding him but feed him every third day or so in attempts to put some much needed weight back on him. If J pushes a small amount out of the syringe, a good share of the time, regardless of food type, Ra will eat the small amount of food at the end of the syringe on his own. We thought this might mean he's getting more interested in eating the wet foods on his own, but when we put the bowl of it in front of him he'll sniff at it, but won't eat any of it. Only from the syringe, which, again, is weird, but hey! He's interested.
In addition to that, he's stopped fighting the syringe and eagerly takes the food when it's syringed into his mouth/down his throat. This has made syringe feeding less of a daunting task and I daresay if it could be considered enjoyable in any way, a little more easy to bear. He still needs to sit on J's lap to be fed, but not braced against J's chest with his face held steady to syringe the food in--a welcome development for every living being involved. Ra's also learned "You're free to go" after he's done being fed means he can leave the room, though we still keep the door to the guest bath closed when we're in there feeding him so he doesn't wander off in the middle of the proceedings.
That's what's going on in Ra Land right now. Not good, but not bad, either. We'll take it...