Day Two

Marley had a rough night and morning. She had some vomiting and just couldn't get comfortable. I have to say cleaning vomit out of one of those Elizabethan collars at 1:00 in the morning is not the most attractive way to spend time. It increases the yuck factor of animal vomit by about 1,000,000.

At 4:00 we woke up to Marley wheezing, it was pretty scary. Intellectually I know that this is normal after being intubated, but it still scared me to death. I was actually at my computer finding the closest 24 hour veterinary hospital. Jon was able to convince me to go back to bed once she stopped, but I didn't sleep very well. However, he was right... she made it through the rest of the night.

This morning I called the vet and the ophthalmologist to make sure that all of these things were normal. Apparently they are not normal, but not abnormal either. They had us discontinue the medicine and see if that helped stop the vomiting. Thankfully, it did. The other positive side effect of discontinuing the medicine is that Marley is not lethargic anymore. She is clearly feeling better... what a relief!

So, now that she has turned the corner I am feeling much better about the whole situation. I am ready for her to feel good again and I am confident that will happen soon.

I have taken some pictures, but haven't decided if I am going to post them or not... it is a little sad and a little pathetic. I may wait until the swelling goes down to take the after photos...

Oh and on another note... Eli is adjusting and did not seem scared of Marley today. He is still a little timid, but getting better. I think he has also turned a corner.