Mausi Comes Home

Friday morning we get a call that Mausi has recovered enough to be brought back home! Liane and I were overjoyed.

ZDF was there to record the return of Mausi to her family and the doctor took some time to explain to us (ok, the cameras most likely) just what was done and what the way forward looks like.

Both Liane and I knew Mausi would look bad after the OP. Just the same, the first look was a bit of a shock. Her entire head and left side was shaved and she had four major incisions stitched up. Due to the stress and uncertainly of the week she spent out of her known surroundings, she was afraid and very jumpy. The pump unit and tubing could be clearly seen running under her skin.

Once we got Mausi home, she went wild! It was clear she recognized that she was home. At first she remained shy around people, but slowly began to warm up. One thing was new, however, Mausi would not let anyone pick her up...she would even bite if pressed to hard.

Before the OP, if Mausi would not eat or drink, Liane would feed her using a syringe. Since Mausi would not allow herself to be picked up, this was not an option. So we decided to ensure she had plenty of fresh food and water available and Liane would offer her pureed food from a syringe without forcing her. This made for a long weekend where we worried that Mausi was not eating and drinking enough and that she would suffer setbacks in her recovery.

Though she seemed OK (no signs of dehydration, etc) we worried. FIrst thing Monday, it was back to the clinic to discuss this with her doctors.

Turns out that everything is OK. We were informed that Mausi would eat when she was hungry.

So that is where we are at now.

The entire procedure wound up costing just short of 2000 Euros, but Liane and I feel that it was money well spent.