[theoddz]

I'm heading over to the animal hospital soon to pick up little Ivan and bring him home!!!

Poor little guy...he's had quite the ordeal, but I think he's better and his doctor tells me that he's really picking up and is back to climbing (and sticking) to the top of the wall of the enclosure they've been keeping him in. That means he is much stronger now!!

He did not end up needing surgery, thank G-d!! I know what bowel obstruction and surgery does to humans. I see it all the time and it is extremely painful, dangerous and involves a long and tedious recovery, usually. I didn't want to have to think about how I'd even begin to take care of little Ivan after such an ordeal. He did poop and start to move his bowels after being tube fed and having a load of barium tube fed into him. Here's a pic of his problem. The white spot is the pooled contrast (barium) behind his blockage. That is now almost totally gone!!!



So, I'm heading over to pick him up and bring him home to Myra, the Big Frog House and me.

Thank you all, again, for all of your prayers, healing energies and thoughts!!! Keep 'em coming, please, because Ivan's got a long road back to complete recovery, but he can do it!!!!

More updates to follow......

~Theo~