If the idea of my Chickadee's feeding tube makes your stomach turn, you don't want to keep reading. Feel free to skip out, and come back another day! To the far left is a picture of the tubes that I use for Chickadee now. The larger ends go into a large syringe. Which is the next picture. It looks like this: And also this: We're still working out our nerves. But, it's working well. Her surgical site is healing, and has passed four doctor's health tests. She doesn't flinch when I pick her up anymore, and hasn't needed any pain medicine for over a week. I honestly never should have taken her on that camping trip last weekend. I feel badly about it. We came home early. She tolerated it, but she would have been much more comfortable at home. What makes it all worth it, is the first thing that made her giggle after surgery. It was our second day. They showed me how to vent her through the tube. It's like bu...
The life of a train wrecked woman, trying to get back on track.