Maxi is in the hospital ... need prayers please!

[Bitsy]

I'm so sorry Maxi is not feeling well. Sophia got a really upset tummy when we all went away over New Year's. She had diarrhea pretty bad. It seems like stress can bring this about?? I just know next time I am going to anticipate it and see if I can help her more in advance.

Praying for Maxi. Please keep us updated. She is in good hands at the vet. You are doing your best for her.

[littlepixie12]

First, I want to say thank you to all for the well wishes, they really mean alot. I am such a mess, I just dont know what to do for my little man. I feel so helpless.

So, I called the vet around 3pm and they told me that all the prelim blood test came back good, nothing abnormal there. Maxi hasnt vomited or went to the bathroom either, so they see this as good signs. Also, the xrays showed that he swallowed nothing but that his liver is enlarged. They didnt want to confirm why it was enlarged but the doc did say it may be due to inflamation because he was vomitting so much. So hopefully, the test results for the kidney and liver will come back clean tomorrow as well.

I went to visit him around 5:30pm, they were very nice about letting me in and spending time with me. He went nuts when he saw me and the nurse said that he hasnt been that excited all day. I spent about an hour with him and then they were going to try to feed him and give him some water to see if can keep it down throughout the night. I hope he doesnt vomit it up. The blood in the vomit really freaked me out but they dont know why that is. So if he is okay through the night then we will be able to pick him up some time tomorrow, God willing.

Thats all I know for know, but hopefully, he will be able to come home tomorrow.

[deeda9999]

Just wanted to tell you my thoughts are with you and I hope that he feels better soon. He is in good hands and hopefully will be able to come home tomorrow.

[Patti]

Thanks for the update. Hopefully Maxi will be able to come home tomorrow felling better and healthy.

[Maximo]

I hope your little Maxi is feeling better and can come home to you soon. Sending good thoughts his way.

[Bitsy]

Hope things go well today for Maxi! Good luck!

[lexi43]

Sending prayers and good wishes to little Maxi. Hope he feels better soon.
Love From
Anita and the whole gang
Zoe, Zach, Cleo, Chloe and Oliver.

[littlepixie12]

Hi All, thanks for all the prayers. We really need them. After a completely sleepless night, I called the hospital this morning and they said that he hasn’t vomited at all and that he ate a little bit of breakfast so that’s good news but he is now running a fever. So they told me to call back after 2pm. I hate waiting. I can’t imagine why he has a fever now, he didn’t have one when we brought him in and he has been on antibiotics too. I hope it goes down soon.

[mauirobin]

What a rough couple days for you two Just wanted to add my prayers & wishes for a speedy recovery.

[gemy]

Adding my prayers and best wishes for Maxi

[EarthAngel]

I am keeping Maxi in my prayers. Hope the vets figure out what is causing the fever and all. Hugs to you. Dyan

[Buster Brown]

Sending prayers for Maxi. May he be feeling better soon. It is close to 5pm you time so I hope the call went well and you will be able to post good news. Sending best wishes and hugs to Maxi's mom to ease her fears.

[littlepixie12]

Hi All,

Sorry I havent posted sooner, but I have really just been spending all my time with my little guy. We were able to take him home really late friday afternoon. He was scared at first when we got home, wanting me to just hold me that whole night but then by sat he was more himself. I have him on a really bland diet right now and the doc told me to feed him very small portions about 4 times a day until tomorrow. Then its back to twice a day. I am so happy he is home, I missed him so much and really he is like my child and I know people thought I was crazy but I was just so scared. I hope something like this never happens again!!

Thanks again for all your prayers!
xoxo
Gabriela and Maxi

[boopster]

I'm glad Maxi is doing well. Did you ever find out what caused the problem? If it's at all possible someone gave him a treat that didn't agree with him, you really need to lay down the law with anyone who has access to him -- especially if you will be out of town. It's hard to get people to understand that pets, especially small ones, can't tolerate lots of people foods. Even a food that isn't listed as dangerous to pets can cause some serious digestive upset.

Hope Maxi continues to do well at home!

[littlepixie12]

Originally Posted by boopster

I'm glad Maxi is doing well. Did you ever find out what caused the problem? If it's at all possible someone gave him a treat that didn't agree with him, you really need to lay down the law with anyone who has access to him -- especially if you will be out of town. It's hard to get people to understand that pets, especially small ones, can't tolerate lots of people foods. Even a food that isn't listed as dangerous to pets can cause some serious digestive upset.

Hope Maxi continues to do well at home!

Hi there, thank you so much for the well wishes. I never really thought it was food to begin with. My parents are so good with him and what they give him, so I didnt believe that was it. The docs and I believe that he must have ingested some plant/tree fertilizer. The city started this plant 1 million trees in NY in Jan 11 and they have been cutting up sidewalks to plant these trees. So around the end of Jan they planted trees on my block and because of all the snow since then the wood chips or whatever they put on there it was all dead so the week I was away, city workers came and put fertilizer on all the trees. I found out that Friday (the same day Maxi started getting sick) was the same day that they put that down on the trees on my block (the one right in front of my house which Maxi likes to play in).

Needless to say, I am going to write my congressman and the city officials in charge of this project a nasty letter, although I doubt they will do anything about it. Now that I know, I wont let him play by the trees anymore and I plan on covering the soil from the tree in front of my house with bricks or something similar.