And back to Children's we go...

McKinley at Childrens

On Wednesday night McKinley started throwing up, and continued to throw up once a day until Saturday morning when she decided to throw up every 10 minutes for 4 hours.  We took her to the ER and after 9 hours of trying to get her to keep fluids down, and giving anti-nausea meds, they decided to admit her.  So here we are 3 days later, and we're still not really sure why she's so sick.  She hasn't eaten anything since Saturday morning, yet she continues to throw up.  They've done x-rays every day and don't see any abdominal blockage and she doesn't have a fever so it's not really presenting itself like a virus.  But she sure is one sick puppy!  Tonight they are going to start TPN, which is an IV form of nutrition since she hasn't been getting any food.  They really wanted to avoid starting it because it can be damaging on the liver, and McKinley has already had it quite a few times in the past.  But...she needs to eat!
One thing they did find is that she has a bacterial infection called CDiff.  That is probably a lot of what is making her feel yucky, but they're not sure it's entirely the cause.  They started her antibiotics last night and so far there hasn't been any change, I'm hoping they kick in soon.
We could really use prayers for McKinley right now!  Pray that the antibiotics start working soon, and that she feels better soon.  Please also pray that Brooks does not get this infection.  One sick baby is enough for me to deal with!!  Please also pray that McKinley will get some rest.  It is so hard to sleep in the hospital with nurses and Dr's coming in and out every 20 minutes.  She is way overtired and I think would feel a lot better if she could get some sleep.
Thank you for keeping us in your prayers.  I will try to keep you updated when I can!