Katy had her many appointments at Addenbrookes yesterday and all is well. Her blood pressure is good, her blood sugars are acceptable in the sight of the diabetic team and they say she’s doing all the right things – even if it is driving her up the walls – and the growth scan indicates that Ben is a healthy 5 pounds 10 ounces at the moment. That’s actually very good news because the last scan indicated that he was very big for the stage he was at and that might have been due to the diabetes. The curves are a lot healthier this week and the midwife on the ultrasound said that the last scan results were probably a blip caused by the fact that Ben was in a very awkward position. Since she was the one who took both scans, she’s very confident about this week’s scan because Ben was much more cooperative.
The end is now in sight. The obstetrics consultant said that they generally induce women with diabetes at 38 weeks, which is less than 24 days from now. A lot could still happen between now and then and circumstances might mean that it’s sooner than later but it won’t be later than mid-November.
That is all good news indeed. It had been a long day and I couldn’t be arsed to cook so we went to the pub for an impromptu celebratory dinner.
The bad news is that we had to take Tolstoy to the 24 hour vet tonight. He came in at 9 with blood in his mouth and looking in pain. We think he’s been hit by a car. The vet says that his jaw is broken, possibly in multiple places. They’re keeping him overnight on fluid and painkillers so that he stabilizes and they’ll take x-rays tomorrow and go from there.
The good-ish news is that it could be a lot worse. There was another cat who came at the same time as us with a broken jaw and a possible spinal fracture. To make matters worse, the owner wasn’t insured (we are, and that makes a very big difference when faced with a thousand pound bill). On the plus side for our grumpy boy, he had to jump the back fence to come in and was walking, albeit slowly. His vitals were stable and so far there’s no obvious internal trauma. The prognostic for a broken jaw is very good for a young cat in good health. If it’s just a question of money, the insurance will cover all of that. So, for now, we wait.