It just keeps getting better and better! When Kirby's IV fluids were decreased and he was encouraged to drink on his own AND they ran his BUN and Creatinine levels again...they had dropped from 2.9 to 2.4!!! This is such good news. They are dropping the IV even more and going to begin doing subcutaneous IV hydration today in preparation for him going home on Friday! We will learn how to do the subcutaneous IV therapy today or tomorrow. He's getting the catheter out today. Look out! Accident on Aisle 1-1000 at the MSU Vet Clinic!
We are going with our running shoes on today because we KNOW that we
will not be sitting. All very exciting for these puppy parents to see
that for now at least as he transitions out of the full force every day
high level hydration, his body seems to be able to continue to flush the
toxins out of his system.
We came home last night and worked on the backyard to "Kirby Proof" it for navigating without vision. Friday morning while it's a little bit cool, we will be able to pick up the rest of the sticks and get all of the bushes cut back to keep them from poking him in his eyes. It's quite a different thing to look at your yard with the idea of a non-sighted pet having no reflex blinking to protect eyes or vision to prevent running into things that might cause concussions. Think we've got it but when we are out with him the first days, we will know for sure.
Pray for his transition home to be as seamless as possible for he and Kasidy and Kada-Joy. They are still anxiously awaiting his return. Last night, Kasidy just knew Kirby was in the blanket we had brought back from him laying on it. She kept sniffing and trying to unroll the blanket like she thought he was tangled up in it somehow. I finally took it and washed it so she wouldn't be confused. She was trying to find where we had been hiding him all these days! LOL Bless their hearts. Animals are so much smarter than most humans give them credit. They're probably sitting around laughing at us all the time. It's obvious who is in control for sure.
Praising God for his mercies and giving him the glory for Kirby's progress!
We came home last night and worked on the backyard to "Kirby Proof" it for navigating without vision. Friday morning while it's a little bit cool, we will be able to pick up the rest of the sticks and get all of the bushes cut back to keep them from poking him in his eyes. It's quite a different thing to look at your yard with the idea of a non-sighted pet having no reflex blinking to protect eyes or vision to prevent running into things that might cause concussions. Think we've got it but when we are out with him the first days, we will know for sure.
Pray for his transition home to be as seamless as possible for he and Kasidy and Kada-Joy. They are still anxiously awaiting his return. Last night, Kasidy just knew Kirby was in the blanket we had brought back from him laying on it. She kept sniffing and trying to unroll the blanket like she thought he was tangled up in it somehow. I finally took it and washed it so she wouldn't be confused. She was trying to find where we had been hiding him all these days! LOL Bless their hearts. Animals are so much smarter than most humans give them credit. They're probably sitting around laughing at us all the time. It's obvious who is in control for sure.
Praising God for his mercies and giving him the glory for Kirby's progress!
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