Our sweet boy is still having an incredibly difficult time. The worst part is the throwing up and regurgitation. He is miserable. We have done every test known to man and some minor surgical procedures to see if we can find anything that could be causing this. He does not have a blockage nor does he have a Megaesophagus. Right now, we are thinking he was given something or ingested something that has his GI tract and his esophagus terribly inflamed. We originally thought it was from the pain meds but he came in throwing up initially before he ever received any. The good news is that it is not as frequent and he has been able to keep some of his food down. Surgery is done several times a day to change his bandages and do wound care. His large wound is healing beautifully because of all the procedures. He still has wound drainage but it has slowed down quite a lot. His culture is still pending so we do not know what bacteria he is growing in his wound. The other issue we are dealing with is that he had aspirated so much before we got him that he has pneumonia. Just one of the above conditions would make you feel rotten, put all three together and you have a very sick dog. Nemo is quite frankly one of the sweetest, most gentle dogs. He does not give us any problems when we have to work on him. If anything, he gives us kisses and showers us with love as if we are the ones that are sick. An animals capacity for pain and suffering and then to love unconditionally is something we can all learn from. They have the biggest hearts and the most joyful spirits. Nemo is still in a lot of pain so we are having to play a balancing act to keep him comfortable and to not disturb his GI tract any further. Our next post will be when we get the culture results back which should be in a couple of days unless something else happens in the meantime. Right now, all our focus is on getting him through this really difficult spell. Thanks for caring and sharing his story. NEMO is still in critical care and will be for quite a while.
