Please Help Elvis

[BKRsBeardie]

Was enough money raised? And will Elvis need medicine or anything special after the surgery?

 

[babyelvissocute]

Yes enough was raised, and in the estimate from the vet it included pain meds after the surgery. Hopefully that will be all he needs

 

[diamc]

That is SO great that enough money was needed for the surgery. That must have really lightened your load and made much less worry for you. Elvis is so sweet, he deserves nothing but the best.

 

[puppytoes72]

That is great! When is the surgery?

 

[babyelvissocute]

His surgery is the 27th It was supposed to be the 13th, but there is bloodwork that needs to be done before 24 hours before the surgery and I thought it was going to be done on the morning before the surgery. My bad :/
So the 25th is his blood work. Haha, he's coming to mass general with me after his blood work because I have to get more lab tests and results from other ones and we wont have time to bring him home. So that should be interesting!

 

[puppytoes72]

I wish you both the best of luck! Please give us an update after his surgery ok?

 

[diamc]

We will all be thinking of you and sending healing thoughts to Elvis, not much time left before the surgery.

 

[Drache613]

Hello Kaitlyn,

The surgery is coming up soon!
How is Elvis doing now, I know his mouth is bothering him now, so the surgery couldn't be coming at a better time!

Tracie

 

[babyelvissocute]

Hi,
He's doing good, but feeding him is becoming really hard, more than usual, because it has been bleeding SO much! I use qtips to catch the blood, from the inside and outside, in between feedings (which is only babyfood with a syringe) and this is how much blood he loses during a single feeding:

And I hate when he swallows blood! any ideas on how to not make it bleed as much?

 

[puppytoes72]

Awwwww poor baby Did you ask Tracie if there is any way to lessen the bleeding?

 

[babyelvissocute]

Hi,
just got back from Mass General and Elvis's vet. We both had to get blood drawn, but his took awhile because he put up quite the fight, lol. He had quite the black beard too, and was pretty mad at me and the vet. When she brought him back in to me he ran across the table tome and gave me the stink eye! He lost 12 grams in the last 2 months, but the vet said thats okay since he has only been able to eat babyfood and he went through brumation.
So thursday is his surgery and I probaly *hopefully* wont have school, another snowstorm is moving in tomorow. It looks like freakin Alaska here! Snow storm after snow storm, and we've had a lot of snow days. But, my school doesnt want to miss thursday because we have midterms, but even if I do have school atleast I'll be out by 11:20 a.m.

So, thursday is the big day. I'll keep everyone posted!

Kaitlyn

 

[Drache613]

Hello Kaitlyn,

Oh hon, I am sorry that Elvis loses that much blood daily. I knew it was bad, but was not aware that it was quite that bad. Elvis is such a trooper & he still eats anyway!
There is not a whole lot you can do to reduce the amount of blood but you can dab it with diliuted betadine which might help to stop the bleeding as much.
Poor thing, he was that mad after getting blood drawn! Well, the tail stick cannot feel good at all, that is for sure. So he was mad at you & the vet then! At least he has not lost hardly any weight though, even through the brumation. I think that he will be fine, since he is healthy, overall.
What time is his surgery on thursday? So you will get to be with him that day, for the most part. Is he staying overnight after the surgery then?

Keep us posted on him!
Tracie

 

[babyelvissocute]

Hi,
I do dab it with the betadine and cold water, but he still loses that much blood. Oh, I forgot to mentiom yesterday, the tumor made one of his teeth fall out, the vet thinks. And shes not sure if she can get the whole tumor out, but shes going to do the best she can then shes sending it to a lab to be biopsied so we can see if theres a possibility that it could come back. I hope it doesnt.

Yeah the vet said that she expected him to lose some weight, shes not worried about 12 grams. But he goes in tomorow morning and I pick him up tomorow night! I'll keep you all posted!

 

[athenacp]

I will be keeping Elvis in my prayers that everything works out!

 

[babyelvissocute]

Guys, I'm freaking out!I just had to say bye to him for the last time before surgery. My great grandmother is on an oxygen breathing tank, and I am sleeping at her house tonight because if her power goes out during this storm I need to call 911. Im SO scared about his surgery! I cried after saying bye and giving him a hug ):