Hey all.
I want to say thanks again for all the great advice and support. You guys have been awesome.
I thought I would update with some pictures of the little guys. The pictures won't be of the greatest quality because they are moving around so much these days. These were honestly the best out of all the pictures I took, ha. The white specks are the Vitamin B1. The burns are getting smaller and are smooth with the rest of their discs now (instead of the inward wounds). Healing is a little slower than normal. We haven't been able to do many treatments because the medications counteract with the cycling process, leading to the high levels of ammonia that we still haven't been able to reduce.
They're still not the best to look at, but they are doing much better and are definitely healing up. It may be surprising that they still have the dents on their foreheads and still seem a little thin, but they're undoubtedly filling in (notice the little j-lo booties, hehe). I'm feeling really confident that all four of them are going to make it, and we're really excited about that.
However, the ammonia is consistently at 1.0 despite all of our attempts to lessen it. We honestly feel like we have tried everything, so we're completely open to any new ideas.
Thanks again, everyone.
Matt & Ashley
First Shot of #1: Notice the slight inward marks near his burn where his skin is trying to compensate for the wound.
Second Shot of #1
Third Shot of #1: Climbing the wall. I thought this was a pretty picture.
First Shot of #2: Wounds have decreased in size.
Second Shot of #2: Biggest eater and the most outgoing.
Third Shot of #2: My little eye spies a J-Lo booty.
First Shot of #3: The pieces of his disc that used to hang on by a thread have now fallen off. I believe his disc will start regenerating very soon. I love how dark he is and how light his spots are.
Second Shot of #3: Second biggest eater.
Third Shot of #3
First Shot of #4: The most normal-looking ray.
Second Shot of #4: The most shy.
Third Shot of #4: Meets ghost shrimp dinner.
Shot of #3 and #1
Shot of #1 and #2
Shot of #3, #4 and #2
Shot of All Four
Names coming soon.
I want to say thanks again for all the great advice and support. You guys have been awesome.
I thought I would update with some pictures of the little guys. The pictures won't be of the greatest quality because they are moving around so much these days. These were honestly the best out of all the pictures I took, ha. The white specks are the Vitamin B1. The burns are getting smaller and are smooth with the rest of their discs now (instead of the inward wounds). Healing is a little slower than normal. We haven't been able to do many treatments because the medications counteract with the cycling process, leading to the high levels of ammonia that we still haven't been able to reduce.
They're still not the best to look at, but they are doing much better and are definitely healing up. It may be surprising that they still have the dents on their foreheads and still seem a little thin, but they're undoubtedly filling in (notice the little j-lo booties, hehe). I'm feeling really confident that all four of them are going to make it, and we're really excited about that.
However, the ammonia is consistently at 1.0 despite all of our attempts to lessen it. We honestly feel like we have tried everything, so we're completely open to any new ideas.
Thanks again, everyone.
Matt & Ashley
First Shot of #1: Notice the slight inward marks near his burn where his skin is trying to compensate for the wound.
Second Shot of #1
Third Shot of #1: Climbing the wall. I thought this was a pretty picture.
First Shot of #2: Wounds have decreased in size.
Second Shot of #2: Biggest eater and the most outgoing.
Third Shot of #2: My little eye spies a J-Lo booty.
First Shot of #3: The pieces of his disc that used to hang on by a thread have now fallen off. I believe his disc will start regenerating very soon. I love how dark he is and how light his spots are.
Second Shot of #3: Second biggest eater.
Third Shot of #3
First Shot of #4: The most normal-looking ray.
Second Shot of #4: The most shy.
Third Shot of #4: Meets ghost shrimp dinner.
Shot of #3 and #1
Shot of #1 and #2
Shot of #3, #4 and #2
Shot of All Four
Names coming soon.
