Starfish to Starship

I took Oscar back to Heart Clinic yesterday (Tuesday) as I wasn't happy with his progress over the past week and thought he was struggling more than before, so didn't want to wait for another week before the dr's saw him.

They agreed that he wasn't doing so well and basically said the time has come to plug that darn hole! We are being admitted to the Heart Ward at Starship tomorrow morning (Thursday) for 24 to 48 hours so they can put him on a new medication which should help take the pressure off his system a bit - not sure what it is, but it helps the blood be absorbed in the body and takes the pressure off the lungs (I'll try to get the name next time, so I can give a proper explanation). This medication can lower blood pressure which is why they have to give it to him in hospital where he can be monitored.

They'll try him on that for one or two days and then decide if we go home or stay in til the surgery. They are hoping to fit him in next week but will depend on how he's going and if there are more urgent cases that require the surgeons attention! I was told that his date was set for 4th October, so we know it will definitely be in the next 2 weeks.

The main problem we have at the moment is that he is eating less and less - getting too tired to get through his bottle and is not gaining much weight now. I will be glad to have the doctors and nurses keeping an eye on him as it is starting to feel a bit stressful at home. He is still in good spirits though and we have lots of chats and giggles throughout the day and he still looks nice and healthy.

I get to stay in the ward with Oscar and Brennan can be with us during the day and home to the cats at night. We will keep you posted and thank you for all the love the support.

Fi