Max has had a rough few days. Yesterday morning I called in to check on him and they had just re-intubated him, and his heart rate was over 250 and his temp was in the 104 range. Needless to say, Doug and I drove to the hospital in record time. No one knew what was going on with him. His heart rate just sky rocketed and his work of breathing got worse, so his blood gases were terrible and his saturation levels dropped. They started running all sorts of tests.
Today test results have started to come back. His spinal fluid is negative for infection. His blood is positive for a gram positive cocci cluster, yet to be identified, however the guess is Staph of some sort (aureus or epi are the most likely culprits). He has had bloody stool so there is also some sort of bowel infection. He is being treated with two antibiotics, one for blood, one for bowel. He is still intubated, and he is on a cooling blanket to keep his fever down.
Doug and I are staying at the hospital with him. Our fabulous neighbor, Becky, took Gunner for us last night and Doug's brother, Greg, and wife, Heather are going to take him for us tonight and the rest of the weekend. He will get to go swimming, play with his baby cousin Aiden, and Roxie the wonder pup, and he will have a grand ole time.
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