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!!
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Thanks for the update, Annly! Perhaps you should call the clinic and ask about the second surgery? But let's hope it isn't necessary... I feel very happy with the news. Keep posting, I check this site every day to learn about Noah's progress, and thank you again for helping an abused animal, we need more people like you in this world... Connie
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