I am just seeing this thread now, and I am relieved that Max is doing much better. I wish I would have seen this sooner. I am quite certain that I would have been just as worried as you were considering all that you have been through with him. You are also Max' mom, and that's what mom's do. My littlest one, Gracie, was a year old when she hurt her paw when running at a fast speed. The breeder that I got my girls from had told me to try to hold off from running to the vet for something like this for 24 hours to see if symptoms relieve themselves on their own, but she was crying and wouldn't walk so I went to the emergency vet.with her since it was midnight. He said Gracie injured her paw badly for what it was, but it still was the equivalent of a badly stubbed toe. They had to give her valium because she wouldn't sit still for the x-ray, but otherwise all they gave her was a shot of anti-inflammatory. She would not walk that night and just held her paw up. Nothing had ever stopped her before, and I was still really worried. The next morning Gracie was tearing around the house again, and I couldn't believe it. I'm sorry you have had to go through all of this worrying. Your doctors at LSU seem amazing, and I'm sure they will regulated Max' phenobarbital levels. I hope you are able to rest easier now, but I totally understand why you always worry about your little boy. I can tell you love him so, and you both are so lucky to have each other.
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