I debated on whether to post this, but I just can't stop thinking about little Khloe so am going to put this out here and hope for the best.
I discussed Khloe's accident and treatment with my Vet (who is also my DIL) and without seeing the x-ray of Khloe's skull fracture she gave me several things to consider.
The first thing is the healing process for this kind of injury, and how it takes time for the steriods to kick in and to show improvement. She said tuesday was too soon to expect to see an improvement in Khloe, but the fact that your Vet wasn't ready to give up on her was very positive sign.
I also explained how Khloe couldn't stand on her own and she said that could be from the pain meds, physical weakness, or swelling in the brain from the fracture BUT, as long as the spinal cord wasn't damaged, it's probably temporary. She said your vet would have seen that in the x-ray and advised you accordingly.
One last thing ... if I read your update correctly, your vet drained fluid off her brain with a needle? I didn't know if the Vet that performed the procedure was a specialist or not, but my DIL was completely surprised! She said a Vet doesn't do that, especially in the little ones, the risk is far too great. She said that procedure is done by a Specialist.
I definitely came away from the conversation with a better understanding of brain injury/fracture, treatment and rehabilitation, but I didn't feel the the situation was without hope. Hang on, Lori, we are all pulling for your little girl! |