Hi gang~ On the Saturday of Mother's Day weekend, our little guy Indy (affectionately known as "Tummy Fert") nearly choked to death on what we're fairly sure was a piece of N-Bone. He stopoped breathing at least twice as we performed the Heimlich on him and cleared out his throat, and we got him to the vet just as they opened. We were able to bring him home that weekend. The road to healing has been a long, slow one. It took him almost two weeks to finally eat solid food again. Last weekend we finally let him loose at the same time as our other kids so that all could interact, but he showed little interest (though he was already into sleeping with one or more of them in the cage again). As of a few days ago, he finally actually played with his sister, Pixie, though clearly he still isn't feeling completely like his old self again.. Here are our current issues: 1. He apparently developed ulcers from the trauma, and has been fighting nausea since his accident 2. He still cannot walk properly; he drags his belly, he flops around, etc. He CAN walk to some extent -- but he doesn't. At least his back legs seem to work okay, though he is a little challenged because our floors are hardwood, and he's never been great at walking on them. The vet started him out on Clavamox, I believe it was, and Pepcid for the nausea. After ten days he hadn't improved, so we switched to Metronidazole -- and that lasted a *day* -- he was so freaked out by this med (gagging, choking, spitting it at me, fighting like I was trying to pour acid into him, etc,) that the vet switched us to our current Cefa Drops. He's now been on this med a week, and he still is nauseated, still grinds his teeth, still can't walk. I haven't noticed that any of the meds we've given him for nausea have helped much at all, but I continue to give them to him just in case (and darned if I can remember what I'm giving him now for the nausea...) I had been exercising his hind legs, doing sort of PT with him -- but he much prefers to climb through his 40' dryer tube unmolested. And, when he's out and about, he actually goes from one room to the other, explores, is curious, and so forth. I did not go the "aqua therapy" route with him, because the little guy is mortally terrified of water. I am heartened that he eats in spite of the nausea, drinks on his own, his poops seem to be okay, and he gets a little more playful every few days or so, but the continued nausea and inability to walk (which our vet believes are tied together) are what bother me. Is there something else that I should try? I plan to call the vet Monday to let him know that Indy still is nauseated and such, and we already have an appointment scheduled for Friday. I just feel like there is more that I should be doing for our Tummy-boy -- or am I being too "mothering" here? ~Eri in TX and her Texas Terrors: Indy, Pixie, Kitty, and Tucker -- /\_/\ (>"<) (")_(").:*¬¬*:.ERI.:*¬¬*:. Eri's Crochet Circle at Yahoogroups! Come check us out! [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML 6349]