Like, you run out to feed, almost fearing what you will find, and then your jaw drops because the metabolics are...
LOW??
48/22
What?? And the sun is down and EVERYTHING.
This is day 4 of the Doxycycline. I have not given any Lasix today (except what is residual in the bucket from the last 3 combined feedings)
I am so stunned--- I am speechless.
So, I am going to say nothing else for now, except to utter, "Thank you, God!"
=-)
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
It's ALWAYS Worse At Night!
Why is it?
Why, after a long day of being a Mom and a Full Time Employee, along with the weight of worrying about EVERYTHING, do I have to deal with the worst symptoms that Parlay has to offer at NIGHT??
On top of everything else going on, I am now seriously sleep deprived. Why? Because when I have gone out to feed the boys for the past 3 nights, Parlay has been in distress. Pulse 60, Respiration ranging from 25-38+. And the coughing. And the bloody noses. And the ANXIETY--it is written all over his face and body.
I guess I would be anxious too. Imagine what it must feel like if you were desperately trying to breathe-- yet you were limited to breathing in and out through a straw-- all the while your heart pounding away to get your blood oxygenated...ARGH!!
I have determined that the Paste Lasix is just not working at all. I think that trying it may have put Parlay in a down spiral.
I think that the dosage is wrong. Although it is written on the tube that the amount of lasix per dose is higher than the injectable, it comes out of the tube wrong--it's not thick enough to stay put which leads to overdosing at one instance and then, not giving enough at the next. Either that, or the stuff just does not preform when orally given. Maybe it's a combination of both of these facts. In any event, I am giving up on the paste. As much as I hate to do it, the injectable formulation seems to be the way to go.
Of course, with Parlay's stress comes anorexia. No, not mine (God knows that I have GAINED weight trying to put weight back ON him!!) Parlay is pretty much back to not eating. Not really even eating the grass. What a sin too, because I was just getting the weight back on. So? Is it the Lasix, or lack thereof? Is it his belly bothering him? The antibiotics? Is it the supplement addition to the grain feedings? Is it a Parlay thing?
It has been a tough couple of nights. =-(
Today, Parlay seems pretty calm. He hasn't eaten much, but his eye is soft and although he is breathing quickly, it is not with enormous effort. His heart beat is also a bit rapid, but rhythmic and not pounding.
What has changed? Well, the sun is still out...
Why, after a long day of being a Mom and a Full Time Employee, along with the weight of worrying about EVERYTHING, do I have to deal with the worst symptoms that Parlay has to offer at NIGHT??
On top of everything else going on, I am now seriously sleep deprived. Why? Because when I have gone out to feed the boys for the past 3 nights, Parlay has been in distress. Pulse 60, Respiration ranging from 25-38+. And the coughing. And the bloody noses. And the ANXIETY--it is written all over his face and body.
I guess I would be anxious too. Imagine what it must feel like if you were desperately trying to breathe-- yet you were limited to breathing in and out through a straw-- all the while your heart pounding away to get your blood oxygenated...ARGH!!
I have determined that the Paste Lasix is just not working at all. I think that trying it may have put Parlay in a down spiral.
I think that the dosage is wrong. Although it is written on the tube that the amount of lasix per dose is higher than the injectable, it comes out of the tube wrong--it's not thick enough to stay put which leads to overdosing at one instance and then, not giving enough at the next. Either that, or the stuff just does not preform when orally given. Maybe it's a combination of both of these facts. In any event, I am giving up on the paste. As much as I hate to do it, the injectable formulation seems to be the way to go.
Of course, with Parlay's stress comes anorexia. No, not mine (God knows that I have GAINED weight trying to put weight back ON him!!) Parlay is pretty much back to not eating. Not really even eating the grass. What a sin too, because I was just getting the weight back on. So? Is it the Lasix, or lack thereof? Is it his belly bothering him? The antibiotics? Is it the supplement addition to the grain feedings? Is it a Parlay thing?
It has been a tough couple of nights. =-(
Today, Parlay seems pretty calm. He hasn't eaten much, but his eye is soft and although he is breathing quickly, it is not with enormous effort. His heart beat is also a bit rapid, but rhythmic and not pounding.
What has changed? Well, the sun is still out...
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