Well, Max hasn't really got much better since Wednesday. He's not as floppy, but today when I went in in the morning he was really rugged up - apparently his temperature was quite low and they were trying to get him warmer. But, he was very clammy and sweaty to touch. He also had a lot of nasal secreations, which were bad yesterday as well, but now are really thick and copious. So, a full blood test was done, and a blood capillary gas as well - which showed a quite high CO2 level. Possibly he's been trying to excrete the CO2 by sweating it out, as he hasn't been doing deep enough breathing to breathe it out.
There was some mucous sent for testing yesterday, but there were no significant viruses identified (actually, there were several important things it could have been crossed off the list - they can't test for everything), and the blood test didn't show signs of any infection. So, just to set up an advance attack, Max was given some diuretics (he'd put on a fair amount of weight in the last few days, possibly some excess fluid, which can accumulate in the lungs - not good for breathing), a dose of steroids for his lungs, he was put on a drip and all oral feeds and medications stopped, and he was put back onto CPAP.
Very scary for us, especially as it all seems like a step back, but we were assured this was all to try and head any problems off at the pass, or if he has picked up a virus which then gets worse, he'll be already in a good state to fight it.
Basically, they think he had a cold - he is also coughing occasionally. This sounds pretty tame, but he's so susceptible to lung infections, a cold isn't something to take lightly. However, it could be a reaction to the immunisations, or a combination of both.
We went home very subdued.
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