Thank you for your kind advice.
It was a a tragic week for us as he ended up (having swallowed a string), undergoing 3 surgeries. He had holes in his gut and they patched it up as best they could.
He was on a drip and antibiotics, but had a raging infection, peritinitus, and it moved to his lungs.
After his third surgery to evacuate the infection he recovered, but a few minutes later just stopped breathing. It was all just too much for this little guy and his sweet soul left us.
Thanks again for your advice! We would have done anything to keep him with us.