The Ice Chronicles: He Might Actually Make It

Photo copyright Wings, 2014; all rights reserved.

This was our boy yesterday.

Yeah, he looks pretty mellow, but look at the bloating and the prominent spine. What the photo doesn't show is the amount of pain in his eyes. He was even worse this morning. Unfortunately, this is one of those situations where pain is actually often a good sign that things are doing what they should be doing.

And this is him this morning:

Photo copyright Wings, 2014; all rights reserved.

Yeah, he looks a little sleepy there; he was still sedated, and more than a little confused by the contraption that turned his stall into a hospital room.  But within five minutes, the electrolytes were already kicking in, treating the dehydration — and thus, also treating the fatigue and the lack of alertness.

Still not a whole lot of movement, but some. The vet will be back early this evening to hang bags (he has four of them going simultaneously) that will last him through the night.

And she finally admitted today what we all secretly knew: He should not be with us today; in fact, he should've been gone a week or so ago. But he has an incredible will to live, and he does not want to leave his loved ones, and before she drove off, she said, "I think he might actually make it."

More later.