An interesting development
Thursday, 6 August 2009 10:51![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
fatrockstarGrady's feedings are remarkably calm, like he's looking forward to them and enjoying them. Part of getting to this point was counting to 60 between 7mL pushes of goo through his feeding tube. Done in a calm voice and accompanied by scritches on his chin, this seemed to work. It also shortened feeding time considerably. What used to be a half-hour job will now take as little as 15 minutes.
The appetite stimulant is getting Grady to eat kibble between tube feedings, but it doesn't seem to be enough. I got reports from Ethan yesterday that Grady was unusually aggressive in soliciting affection while I was at work. He offered kibble, but Grady was not interested. The more he described Grady's behavior, the more I thought that maybe I had unknowingly associated snuggling and scritches with that feeling of fullness, and he was hungry. Oh dear.
After this morning's feeding I offered a little bit of gushyfud and did not get a positive reaction. No gagging, no barfing, just signs of nausea and distaste. I left the plate in the kitchen where he could find it. Keep your fingers crossed.
I worked on clay last night and had to curb my urge to make all of them perfect in the exact same way. Given the time and space to focus, I should have them ready to ship by Monday.
The appetite stimulant is getting Grady to eat kibble between tube feedings, but it doesn't seem to be enough. I got reports from Ethan yesterday that Grady was unusually aggressive in soliciting affection while I was at work. He offered kibble, but Grady was not interested. The more he described Grady's behavior, the more I thought that maybe I had unknowingly associated snuggling and scritches with that feeling of fullness, and he was hungry. Oh dear.
After this morning's feeding I offered a little bit of gushyfud and did not get a positive reaction. No gagging, no barfing, just signs of nausea and distaste. I left the plate in the kitchen where he could find it. Keep your fingers crossed.
I worked on clay last night and had to curb my urge to make all of them perfect in the exact same way. Given the time and space to focus, I should have them ready to ship by Monday.
