Frustration sets in
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fatrockstarWhy can't Grady just eat more on his own? He did fine until the Big Stress Event threw him into catorexia, with the occasional barfy moment thrown in, he was fine. Really, he was. Now he won't do anything but sit still and purr while the feeding tube is in, and afterwards reap the benefit of all those calories.
Last night he was in rare form, begging around for attention from me, Ethan, and Tristan. He did his signature Zoolander move where he hops up a little to rub his face on a corner, paws up. This wouldn't be a problem if he did it on the side of his face & neck that didn't have the tube sticking out of it. I'm horrified at the thought of him doing something to it, because it's hard enough to get him to sit still for dressing changes. To add to this, he's started to scratch at his neck with his hind foot. I spent most of the night losing sleep trying to keep him from doing this.
At 5 a.m. he went into scratch overdrive and I had had enough. "I'M NOT AWAKE ENOUGH TO DEAL WITH THIS" I complained, then scooped him up and bleary-eyed stomped to the bathroom to do something about it. As I was changing his dressing I noticed the tube had become twisted somehow. No wonder he was scratching so much. A new dressing was put on and we returned to bed. This morning for the first time in over a month I woke up and his paws were wrapped around my hand, with his head resting on it. I was so tired I almost cried. This is how we have woken up every day for over a year and a half, and I missed it when it stopped.
Today Grady gets another dose of his appetite stimulant. It poops out after two days, but I can only give it to him every three. He's almost back to his old self, though. Almost. He just needs to eat.
Last night he was in rare form, begging around for attention from me, Ethan, and Tristan. He did his signature Zoolander move where he hops up a little to rub his face on a corner, paws up. This wouldn't be a problem if he did it on the side of his face & neck that didn't have the tube sticking out of it. I'm horrified at the thought of him doing something to it, because it's hard enough to get him to sit still for dressing changes. To add to this, he's started to scratch at his neck with his hind foot. I spent most of the night losing sleep trying to keep him from doing this.
At 5 a.m. he went into scratch overdrive and I had had enough. "I'M NOT AWAKE ENOUGH TO DEAL WITH THIS" I complained, then scooped him up and bleary-eyed stomped to the bathroom to do something about it. As I was changing his dressing I noticed the tube had become twisted somehow. No wonder he was scratching so much. A new dressing was put on and we returned to bed. This morning for the first time in over a month I woke up and his paws were wrapped around my hand, with his head resting on it. I was so tired I almost cried. This is how we have woken up every day for over a year and a half, and I missed it when it stopped.
Today Grady gets another dose of his appetite stimulant. It poops out after two days, but I can only give it to him every three. He's almost back to his old self, though. Almost. He just needs to eat.
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8/8/09 22:19 (UTC)