Rosie Day 7 (no Change)
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Feb 24, 2017 
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Rosie was making a racket today and demanded to be let out of the cage…
So I took the opportunity to train her using the harness.
A few days ago, we tried it and she slipped out of it in a matter of 1-2 seconds.
So, today, we tightened the harness and made sure the leash would be almost vertical all the time.
But Rosie wasn’t happy with it…at all. She refused to budge.
Taking her out also did not work – she refused to budge.
The next best that we could afford would be to let her loose in the house with the windows all closed.
But she kept wanting to go out.
She scaled the window grilles too. I knew she wanted to urinate or defecate and she preferred the grass. But we just couldn’t risk letting her out. She might take half a day to return. Finally, after much complaining and going up and down the stairs, she decided to defecate onto a mat. It was “good” stools, a little soft at the end because of the Lactulose.
Tiger loves the cage, Rosie doesn’t.
She finally settled being inside the house. I guess she was stressed earlier on as she wanted to go out to defecate.
Rosie still has no appetite and doesn’t eat by herself. I still have to force-feed her but I do it over 4-5 times a day, small amounts at a time. Rosie cannot take large amounts of food. This afternoon, I think she got a bit angry and vomited some breakfast out. I saw undigested egg white (boiled) so perhaps it’s hard for her to digest boiled egg white.
We took Rosie for her subcut fluids this evening. Her weight was 3.5kg. The vet palpated her liver and there was no change in size compared with two days ago.
We discussed Rosie’s case and according the vet, the subcut fluids is more for her to be hydrated rather than to flush any toxins out. The hydration is important for her recovery.
As postulated by the other vet yesterday, Rosie’s liver illness could be due to a parasite or she could have ingested something toxic a month ago. But the liver injury happened slowly, over time.
The liver has the ability to repair itself and good nutrition is needed for this. I told the vet about the boiled egg white that Rosie vomited out. The vet suggested I try half-boiled egg instead.
We are doing all that we can and we hope Rosie will recover.
She will go for her next subcut on Monday.
Meanwhile, I asked the vet if Rosie can be given Hemohim, a Korean herb which helps in liver cancer for humans. Animals can also take it, I was told. The vet says there is no harm in trying, but I’m also getting a second opinion first.
About Hemohim: http://www.atomyjoy.com/atomy-products/health-care/hemohim-plus/
Source: https://myanimalcare.org/2017/02/24/rosie-day-7-no-change/
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