The results have come back from the cultures that were taken from Max's throat. As a result, his cocktail of antibiotics have been adjusted so they are tailored to the specific bacteria that is growing in him. He's being treated with two antibiotics - one to treat the MRSA, and another for pneumonia, which is the culprit making a pus-filled, inflamed mess of his throat. Once this medication has been given a chance to start working - 48 hours - they may try to extubate Max if things look promising. They may also start a round of steroids for swelling if they think at that point that the antibiotics need a little help to take the swelling down in order to help along the extubation efforts.
We discovered today that Max had been given the week off from his usual eye exam, as they've decided that in light of the improvements shown in his eyes, a follow up in two weeks, rather than the usual one, was in order. We're pretty happy about that, as we're sure Max is.
Otherwise, Max is resting up and continuing to eat and grow big and strong and extra cute.
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