many many good vibes, feline & human, heading across the cyberaether.

helen s

Immediate purrs coming the baby's way.

Tweed

Mega purrs on the way.  Try not to worry too much, children that young
always seem to run high fevers when they're ill.  They may just be
hospitalizing her to make sure she doesn't get dehydrated (which can happen
quickly in one so young).  A bag of IV fluids could be all she needs!

Please keep us updated on her condition.

Hugs,

CatNipped

Lots of purrs on the way for Carter.

Purrs and purrayers are on their way - for Carter and you and your whole
family.

Joy

Mega-prayers and mega-purrs on the way! May the symptoms go away as quickly
as they arrived, and may she be well on the road to recovery by the time
you see this note.

Donna, Captain, and Stanley

We shall purr long and loudly for the wee one's wellbeing.   MLB

Purrs for Carter and the rest of her family. Poor babies, it doesn't
take much for them to get sick!

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Purrs on their way.

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Lorraine, your entire family is in my thoughts and prayers.  I know how
scared you are.  When our daughter was 8 months old she had a convulsion
from a high fever and turned blue.  I had to give her mouth-to-mouth to
start her breathing again.  She now is 36 years old and has been fine ever
since with no complications.  I did not tell you this to make you worry
more.  I want you to know that a high fever can be bad, but they can come
out of it and be fine.
Healing purrs are coming from Rosie and Cinder as well.
Hugs,
Annie

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Purrs that it turns out to be just one of those mostly benign
childhood diseases.  I'm sure you can't help but worry, but if the
little one is in the hospital, everything that needs to be done will
be taken care of.

Regards and Purrs,
O J

Oh dear!! Sweet get well and don't be seriously ill purrs for little Carter.
Please keep us posted.!

Purrs on the way.  I don't know anything about children but I vividly recall
being one ;)  When I was 6 I had an extremely high fever.  I told my mom
years later I didn't appreciate her bathing me in cold water.  My adult mind
thought she had put me in cold water to try to get my fever down (yes, at
age 6 I knew I had a fever).  Mom laughed and said, "Jill, that was a HOT
bath.  It just felt cold to you because you had a high fever."  Anyway, I
understand it's very common for children to run high fevers, but I
appreciate your concern and hope Carter is just fine.

Jill

Purrs that she's well soon.
Suz

Purrs Lorraine. Very scary. Please let us know how Carter is when
you know.

Hugs

Purrs and healthy thoughts for little Carter from us all.

Pam, Rob, and the Fayetteville Five + Calvin, Sonya, and Speedy the d-thing

Thank you all very much for the purrs.  It's looking like they worked
once again.

Well, we think everything is going to be OK.  Poor baby did more crying
in a couple hours today than she's had to do her entire life.

My daughter went to the breastfeeding clinic this morning because Carter
was so cranky.  She wanted to see if they thought she was colicky (how
does one spell that?) or something else was going on.  She has had
trouble getting Carter to latch correctly the last couple of days so she
was getting that checked out, too.  Veronica (daughter) happened to
mention that she seemed like she was cold a lot, so they took her temp.
She had 100.6.  100.4 or over on a baby less than 2 months is hospital
check-in time.  In the mean time, Carter had vomited back up what little
they had gotten her to eat at the clinic.

The doctor is thinking virus, but they did a spinal tap, collected urine
and blood for a CBC among other tests, and started an IV.  The also gave
her two different types of antibiotics.  They are double checking for
Group B strep because Veronica tested positive before Carter's birth,
but was not able to get antibiotics in labor because labor didn't last
long enough.  Since her water broke within 45 minutes of the time Carter
was born, we were told the risk was pretty low anyway.  It makes Grandma
feel much better that they're double checking anyway, and it's my
understanding that the antibiotics will take care of it for sure.

Her spinal fluid was clear and initial test results were good.  They
have to wait 24 hours for 80% of the bacterial things they're testing
for.  48 hours will clear another 18% and 72 hours for the remaining 2%.
The doctor who is on call for the weekend said he wanted her in there
for only 48 hours and will pass that on to the next doctor.  Some
doctors will keep them in for 72 hours, but he said he didn't see the
need.  At that point, they'll have one stir-crazy mother on their hands
and will probably be glad to be rid of her.

When I left a bit ago, Mother and child were resting comfortably in an
oversized baby bed.  Carter has nursed several times and has been
keeping everything down.

Thanks again for all the thoughts and purrs. I really hope the worst is
over.

Lorraine

Tons of purrs and prayers for the little one. We hope it's just growing
pains.
Jazz & his mama

Major purrs coming for your granddaughter from us!
Christine and Omar, Oreo, Midnight, Robin & Tucker

Huge rumbly get-well RIGHT NOW purrs are on their way, along with hugs
for you.

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Krista

Purrs on the way. It's so worrying when such a young child has to stay
in the hospital.