Cat update
Mar. 13th, 2007 05:13 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jennyaxeThe vet called earlier today. She said they'd done an ultrasound on Tusse and checked his blood. He's got slightly bad kidney and liver rates but they couldn't see anything around the kidney and liver on the ultrasound. What they did see was an inflammation around the gall bladder. According to the vet, this isn't unusual with cats and it presents with exactly the symptoms he's got. He's more or less a textbook case.
She didn't think the kidney and liver thing was anything to worry about; probably it's just a result of his not eating properly for the past week. They'll keep him on IV fluids and medication untill he starts eating properly and provided nothing else pops up we'll be able to bring him home within a few days. So hopefully he'll be home by weekend.
I'm glad it doesn't seem to be anything terminal, or anything requiring constant medication. We were both of us thinking about whether we'd need to have him put down - it's not exactly something we like thinking about, but at some time it'll be our responsibility, and I'm not going to force him to live in pain or discomfort just because I want him around. But I'm very glad it doesn't seem to be now. He's only twelve, after all, and while that's not exactly young, I want him with me for a lot longer!
She didn't think the kidney and liver thing was anything to worry about; probably it's just a result of his not eating properly for the past week. They'll keep him on IV fluids and medication untill he starts eating properly and provided nothing else pops up we'll be able to bring him home within a few days. So hopefully he'll be home by weekend.
I'm glad it doesn't seem to be anything terminal, or anything requiring constant medication. We were both of us thinking about whether we'd need to have him put down - it's not exactly something we like thinking about, but at some time it'll be our responsibility, and I'm not going to force him to live in pain or discomfort just because I want him around. But I'm very glad it doesn't seem to be now. He's only twelve, after all, and while that's not exactly young, I want him with me for a lot longer!
