A very belated update on Noah's recovery

First, I have to appologize for the delayed update on Noah's recovery progress. With the holiday season and me preparing for my vacation and everything else going on, my life was just a little hectic to keep up with the blog.

I've uploaded some pictures of Noah on my Facebook account with a little descriptions but didn't have the time to do it on this blog, sorry for keeping those who cared for Noah waiting so long.

Noah had his second reevaluation at FMV (St-Hyacinthe veterinary faculty) on Dec. 22nd, 2009. We all had great hope that he could have his external fixtures removed and the gastric feeding tube removed all at the same time so it could be his Christmas gift. After a mild sedation for taking x-rays on his jaws, the doctors think the fractures all healed pretty well (after 8 long weeks!). So, they removed the external fixtures, but not the gastric tube yet. The reason being that the gastric tube needed to stay put for another week so the scar tissue could close well inside. However, he could start eating on his own a little at a time and just on canned food for the first week. He ate very well, and couldn't help to stop grooming himself!

A little angel accompanied by her wonderful parents came to visit Noah

On Thursday, November 26th, 2009, a little angel by the name of Sage came to visit Noah with her wonderful parents.
Sage is a little girl with a big heart! Her birthday is on Dec.21st, but her mother decided to have her b-day party a month earlier and instead of having people giving her birthday gifts, her parents and her decided to ask their friends and families to give donations towards saving those in need such as Noah.
Together, the Pinto-Miniorgan family collected $540 on Sage's b-day party for Noah!!!
I can't thank them enough and tell you how touched I was when I met little Sage! This is not the first time that the Pinto-Miniorgan family had done this. The first time, they collected $300 for another rescue dog, Frankie, for his eye surgery and even went on our national news! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Vx0nR8gSzs
It's so great to have parents teaching their children how to help the ones in need at an early age and help children learn what compassion is.
I also have to say that Kristin & Errol, you guys are so good in choosing names for your children~I just love the name Sage! It really represents what she is!

Thank you a million from Noah and me!!!

p.s. So, as a result with Sage's donation, we've reached our goal for Noah's surgery cost. Therefore, we will be stopping the Chip-In donation program for Noah and any further donations we will receive will go to Eleven Eleven Animal Rescue to help more critters in need!

Thank you for everyone who helped contribute to Noah's cause~~~~
Kisses xoxoxox

Update: November 29th, 2009- Noah's super-skill

You can also watch it on Youtube at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQk7p37KxcQ

Update: November 29th, 2009- before constipated...now explosive diarrhea >_<

Sorry for the delayed updates...I was a bit caught up with cleaning the poops and other things...
Remember how worried I was for Noah not passing any stool for almost a week? Guess what now...he's been having explosive diarrhea since Wednesday! I'm not sure why, but tomorrow I will have to ask my vet to give him something to help control this explosion~~
I'm used to seeing poops and pees but it's for Noah, he gets his paws and behind all dirty with the diarrhea and he doesn't like being washed (not many cats like getting wet...).

On a separate note, for those worrying about Noah the puppy, he's doing great~Started to eat on his own and will cry now for attention. He just loves being held and loved.

Update: November 20th, 2009- Recheck at St-Hyacinthe

Good news from Noah the kitten's recheck today. The doctors think that he is on the right track to recover, however, he will still need to keep that gigantic external fixture and the feeding tube in for 3 more weeks! The doctors didn't mention anything about a second surgery being necessary and I forgot to ask, so I think that might mean that he may not need it because I can see that he can open and close his mouth pretty well~
The only 2 concerns the doctors have were that his walking position didn't seem like a normal kitten/cat would do but they think it might because of the bandage from the feeding tube...I didn't think so but he is definitely walking a lot better than he did 3 weeks ago after the surgery! The second concern was that he only gained 0.5kg in 3 weeks...apparently that's not enough for a growing kitten. So the doctors urged me to feed him more, and maybe more constantly.
I was told by one of the vets (he calculated it) before to feed him 3/4 of the Medical Development can per day added with some water, and I was feeding him almost a full can per day...I was kind of afraid to over feed him and make his stomach explode~~it's very different to feed a kitten by tube than seeing them eat on their own....so my next mission is to make him gain more weight!!

Noah the Puppy needs help too!!!

I put my crocs besides him to show how big he is...I usually wear size 6...he is super tiny!

Today, Nov.20th, 2009, I came across a new owner surrender case of a puppy named "Noah" as well.

He's 3.5 months old, a mix of shi-tzu and poodle (shi-poo), and is diagnosed with parvovirus!

The owner is a backyard breeder (small version of puppy mill, facility that only breed animals for profit) and did not/could not spend the money to treat the puppy so my vet, Dre. Altschuler, convinced him to sign him over to the Montreal SPCA and she had transferred the puppy to my clinic to be treated. SPCA will not have the money either to treat this puppy, so I'm trying to help him by putting him on this blog hoping he will have the luck as my Noah the kitten, to fight this tough disease and hoping someone will also have the generosity to help him as many others did for my Noah the kitten!

Noah the puppy is extremely sick, vomitting dark blood, very low white blood cell counts, lethargic, no appetite, diarreha...basically barely breathing. He is on IV fluids at my clinic now, and I hope he would make through the night. He may need some plasma transfusion and the treatment for this deadly disease may cost $500-$1000!

If you are interested in helping Noah the puppy, please call 514-369-9119 to make a direct donation to the clinic that's treating him now or you can contact me via e-mail. He is under SPCA's file for now~

p.s. If Noah the puppy survives, he will also be looking for a new home!!!! Please help spread the word for him~~

Update: November 16th, 2009- Apointment for recheck at St-Hyacinthe

A quick note to those who are following Noah's progress.

He has an apointment this Friday (Nov.20th) at 9:30am in St-Hyacinthe for a recheck. They will put him under anesthesia again to be able to take series of x-rays. And I guess from that point on, we will have a better idea as to whether he will need another surgery for sure or not.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it won't be necessary.

Another news from today is that we re-did the tear test with Noah's eyes. His "bad" eye, which is the right side of his head that was hit, is still the same, no tear production. Whereas the left eye, is back to 8...(the normal range is between 10-15), so for the left side, we are seeing improvements. We will keep monitoring his "bad" eye and retest him next week...and I'll keep you posted!

Thank you for following Noah's recovery~!!!
He now enjoys having a little break from his "room", he likes to hang out with my dogs and just walk around the living room/kitchen area~One of my dogs, Hana, the lamb-alike dog, likes to lick his face and bum...haha