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Today when I woke up at 11, Felix was out of the and in the living room. I could tell something was wrong. He was panting and drooling and wouldn't leave my side. He is in obvious discomfort. I didn't think it was bloat so we finally get to the vet at 2:30.
Blood work came back fine, Potassium slightly elevated but nothing to worry about.
Xray shows something abnormal in his abdomen its very round and situated at the base of his rib cage. the vet couldn't explain it, didn't think it was a blockage or that he had punctured anything. His intestines and stomach looked normal but very faint on the film and hard for the vet to see. Said his spleen looked ok too. His liver is on the small side- but again the blood work didn't indicate anything is wrong.
After all this and over $400 we still don't know what is wrong. He had a good solid stool around noon before we went in and can see bone fragments in his colon on the way out. He has not eaten today and refuses food. Obvious discomfort if not pain.
He received subcutaneous fluids, anti-nausea meds, pain meds and something to coat his stomach to protect it which i have not given yet. If there is no improvement by tomorrow he may get an ultrasound. Another vet is supposed to look at his films tonight too.
It's been emotional. I'll spend whatever I need to to get my baby back into shape- I would just feel better if we'd learned the cause today! :frown:
He just took a drink of water while I was writing this. I'm boiling some chicken to see if he'll eat anything yet.
Blood work came back fine, Potassium slightly elevated but nothing to worry about.
Xray shows something abnormal in his abdomen its very round and situated at the base of his rib cage. the vet couldn't explain it, didn't think it was a blockage or that he had punctured anything. His intestines and stomach looked normal but very faint on the film and hard for the vet to see. Said his spleen looked ok too. His liver is on the small side- but again the blood work didn't indicate anything is wrong.
After all this and over $400 we still don't know what is wrong. He had a good solid stool around noon before we went in and can see bone fragments in his colon on the way out. He has not eaten today and refuses food. Obvious discomfort if not pain.
He received subcutaneous fluids, anti-nausea meds, pain meds and something to coat his stomach to protect it which i have not given yet. If there is no improvement by tomorrow he may get an ultrasound. Another vet is supposed to look at his films tonight too.
It's been emotional. I'll spend whatever I need to to get my baby back into shape- I would just feel better if we'd learned the cause today! :frown:
He just took a drink of water while I was writing this. I'm boiling some chicken to see if he'll eat anything yet.