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Thank you everyone. :heart:

He's actually doing better in the O2 concentrator. His breathing has eased. I listened to his lungs with the stetho without having to take him out. Now he's eating a few puffs I put in there earlier...its a sign they are feeling a bit better. I am doing the weaning down of the level of O2 he is getting...another half hour and I will attempt to pull him out. If he goes back into a respiratory attack, I will put him back in.
 
I pulled him out too soon, he went back into attack, so he's back in. He seems every more comfortable now...responsive to my voice, moving around, looking a bit bored, but his breathing is not back to normal. I am gong to do a slower wean-down this time...its going to be a long night I think.
 
He came out of the O2 concentrator and did very well...he was eating, relaxed and sleepign on me. Until 3 am, where he started to get very restless. At 3:55 am I heard that wretched cry, woke up immediately, found him on the floor and he's now back in O2. :sad3: :sad3:
 
victoria said:
I'll be thinking of Norby today, I hope he can recover :hugs:

I REALLY hope so.

I pulled him out just about 5:45 am...and then he slept quietly on me until the alarm went off startling both of us. I turned off the alarm and tried to figure out what I had had to do before I leave for work at 8:30 and how long I could stay with him...7:45 am was the latest. He seems to stay calm and be okay until I got up...again. He then started acting agitated and made that wretched cry which means he's panicking because he cannot get enough air in. :undecided:

I have him back in the O2 concentrator for the day which I am not really comfortable doing. On a lower setting, with food and water for him. After today I will be home for 5 days and hopefully he gets through this rough patch, or I will have to let him go. I am trying hard not to think of it. I just need to get him through today...one step at a time.

When I was medicating my sickies, I noticed that Melvin's skin is sooo dry and he looks horribly thin...these poor poor nakies. I want to hunt down the people who bred these poor sweet rats and made them so prone to multiple illnesses and conditions :(
 
He panicked in the O2 cage...so I had to let him out. If he's going to die, I want him to do it where he's most comfortable, and he can panic run if he needs to. :( I am miserable at the thought of him all alone today, but there was no way I could be late today, or even call in sick :(
 
Poor Norbert.. I hope he will find his comfort spot today while you're at work, maybe even get some sleep. I am thinking of him and you today.. :hugs:
 
lilspaz68 said:
Still with us...was sleeping in the pile of dirty hammocks when I got home LOL. He looks a bit better but we'll know more later on.

Phew! I am so glad he's still with us... I was hoping he'd find a comforting place to rest.. what better place could there be than a pile of dirty hammocks!! :lol:

Hang in there! I'm still sending lots of healing thoughts....
 
Actually it was a Cozy Corner double decker that was the choice he crawled into LOL

His breathing and attitude has improved, but we are where we were yesterday afternoon, when I wasn't sure which way he would go, then gave him the first dex injection. You don't see it as much as feel the heavy clunk. I think he's happy I am home... :heart: :heart: :heart:



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