Thankful Thursday on a Friday Plus an Update on Tylan

 

Tylan sits on his nest of blankets in his kennel at the hospital on Sunday night.

Hi everyone,

The Mom here with another update on Tylan.

Tylan spent last Thursday through this Monday in the hospital receiving IV fluids, antibiotics, anti-nausea medication, and an appetite stimulant. I visited him every day, and he was always happy to see me and never wanted me to leave him. It was heartbreaking for me to leave him each night. 

Tylan's kidney values were tested daily. He entered the hospital with a creatinine of 12.1 and a BUN of 140. Upon discharge on Monday afternoon, his creatinine was 5.8 and BUN was 74. These values are much improved, but they are still too high. Sadly, he is in end-stage (stage 4) kidney disease now. I am still in shock over how fast he went from stage 2 to end-stage. I am thankful that the IV fluids and medications bought us a little more time together.

The staff at the hospital adored Tylan. How could they not? He charmed the pants off them. They just loved his Siamese meow. On Saturday night, one of the techs actually stopped me when I was coming in to the hospital to visit and asked me if I was the Mom of that "cute cat in there?" She went on and on about how much she loves him. It was too sweet! She told me she was playing with him for a little while. He actually seemed a little more relaxed that day when I visited him. I'm glad he made some new friends who gave him love and attention while he had to stay the hospital.

Tylan laid in my lap when I visited him in the hospital on Sunday night.

Every time I visited or called to check on Tylan, the staff told me he was chatting up a storm. When I went to the hospital to check him out and bring him home, everyone behind the front desk, while happy he was getting to go home, was sad he wouldn't be there anymore. One woman even came over as I was waiting for my ride to say bye to him. 

While at the hospital, Tylan reportedly ate well and even gained weight. However, since he's been home, he's back to hardly eating anything, despite the new appetite stimulant (Elura) they sent home with us. 

Tylan's Internal Medicine vet actually cut some of his meds, including his thyroid medication for now. She told me thyroid medication can actually hurt the kidneys, and Tylan can live with hyperthyroidism, he cannot live with his kidney function being as bad as it was when he was admitted to the hospital. She said we can restart his thyroid medication once he gets stabilized. 

Tylan loves hanging out in his squishmallow bed near me while I work on my laptop.

Tylan is still taking zofran and cerenia for nausea, but it is clear that he is still nauseous. Getting him to eat anything is a monumental task. 

Tylan is now getting subcutaneous fluids everyday in hopes that he can maintain his current level of kidney function here at home. He has an appointment to get bloodwork done on Monday to recheck his kidney function. 

It's a hard pill to swallow, but I don't think Tylan's little body will hold out much longer. I am doing everything I can to keep him comfortable and happy. I'm spending as much time with him as I possibly can and enjoying the snuggles he's been giving me at bedtime. 

I am so incredibly blessed and thankful to all of those who have been and continue to support us in this difficult time both here and on Facebook. The outpouring of love and support you've shown me, Tylan, and Giovanni is overwhelmingly wonderful and so appreciated. 

I pray that I can make Tylan's final days - as many or as few as those are - happy and comfortable ones. He deserves all the love in the world. 

Thank you again for taking this journey with us. 

We are joining Angel Brian's Thankful Thursday blog hop.