babelfish
Posted : 7/6/2009 1:11:27 AM
Thank you all, all good vibes and prayers appreciated.
Update:
Weekend reports on Jasmine good on vitals, but very disheartening and depressing on the legs.
Also the weekend icu DVM again had a hard time accepting the fact that
her legs were fully functional prior the event (stuck on the normal
post op development I guess). Eventually I was told the legs are not a
priority, since not life threatening unlike the other issues.
Very worried, very depressed. Her legs and mobility ARE a priority to Jasmine.
Then Jerry and I got thinking - they were using slings to support
her all along (understandably so). But Jerry and I recalled our moot
attempts to towel her after either surgery - which resulted in more
danger to her legs than letting her do it on her own. Hope filled our
hearts thinking that she might not be walking for them not because of
the state of her legs, but because she doesn't like the slings.
Discussed with the weekend icu DVM, but she didn't seem to be hearing what I was telling her.
Eventually we decided Jerry would get down there, talk to them, and see for himself.
As he arrived they already took Jasmine outside, she was laying on
the grass, vet techs sitting around after number of moot attempts to
get her to move or do anything.
As Jerry arrived, he called her name. She started scrambling
herself up - with help she got up and started moving towards him, techs
had a hard time keeping up with her. (two slings one to support front,
one to support rear). They all looked extremely surprised. Jasmine not
walking well, legs shaky, but walking.
Then they sat around a bit, Jasmine getting pets and attention.
Then Jerry suggested to ease off on the slings for the second
trial. Front sling removed, rear sling loosened. Jerry and one of the
techs walking away from Jasmine. She got up with a little help for the
rear and followed Jerry. Vet tech at the rear sling screaming in
excitement and surprise "I am not lifting at all!" Jasmine walked up to
Jerry's side and stopped for a leg rub, remained standing for a while
before laid down again. Very weak, but moving pretty much on her own.
Legs not shaking the second time. All present very surprised.
That was a huge relief. But all along I couldn't understand why she
would be able to walk (poorly but however) during the worst times and
then got worse instead of improving. So some relief after a whole
weekend of broken bleeding heart. As much as they might not see the
legs a priority, they surely are a priority to Jasmine, and therefore
to us.
The techs really like Jasmine, she's doing her number on them :-)
Abscess apparently size of a large chicken egg.