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| Charlie, waiting for the v.e.t. |
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| When Dr. Zellner got done with Charlie's bladder expression. |
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| "Charlie" - a color study for something bigger. |
Bun morning, Everybun!
We're doing well, and Charlie is enjoying a good stretch.
Charlie's visit with Dr. Zellner went very well. We had the requisite bladder expression and a nail trim. And the rest felt like an appointment for my hoomin.
They talked, and talked, and talked. About the state of the stone - those are not getting smaller. About why it's safe to use Metacam and Gabapentin at the same time, and how they relieve discomfort from two different angles. About the possibility of another surgery to remove the current stones, and the associated risks, and what Dr. Zellner and her team do to mitigate them.
It was something between a workshop and an advanced, personal ground-school lesson on caring for Charlie.
My biped even got a guided demo of expressing the bladder. Bless his heart, he tried.
However, I am extremely disappointed that he didn't get his temperature taken. Very! Not even in the ear!
But here's the really, really good part.
We have a new twist in our morning sub-q fluids routine.
When everything is set up for the fluids, he picks up Charlie and holds her vertical and very, very close. Then walks around in circles with her, bopping up and down a little, and sways her side to side very gently.
Then sets her on a pad and does his best bladder-expression imitation. Out comes the grit. Nothing like when Dr. Zellner does it, of course.
And that stuff is rough. Nothing like those occasional, white, chalky, very fine sludge spots. This feels like sand.
So, at least that material won't be sitting there for a week, trying to turn itself into a rock.
Yes, that's a lot. The poor biped is still trying to process all that. At least we have something new to add ot our routine, and we're very hopeful about these tiny "expressions." And you know, Mel always loved the expressionists ;-) Oof, now that's a stretch for ya - my biped - the "expressionist!"
Aside from that, we're enjoying another frontal passage. We're getting some rain and expect to have some really nice, relaxing Fall weather.
We'll keep you posted!
- Gus
P.S.: We're seriously behind on artig, and we will try to fix that.
