Nina, I thought I'd paste everything the guy in my other room is going through right now, with pics of his boy after the surgery.
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Well,For those that have seen my posts.....I think we've found a cause for Larkin's lack of apetite.
Took him to the Vet yesterday,He was breathing rapid,Shallow breaths.He was uncomfortable,Wouldn't eat and had lost 7 more pounds this week.
My 5YO 37" male was down to 102lbs and I finally found a Vet that took that "seriously".........
So,Upon Exam,He felt a "Mass" on his Stomach and said his Lungs sounded "Bad".
They did X-rays to find the air in his chest cavity to the point where his Heart was only getting/taking up about half the space it was supposed to.
They used a needle to extract the air on one side of his chest,They got 5.3 liters of air!!!!!
After that,They did and Ultrasound to get a better look at the "Mass"......BIG RELIEF!.....It was his "wimpy"-sized spleen folded over on his stomach.
Before they extracted the other side of his chest they gave the surgery option.......I didn't want to have surgery done to prolong any inevitable conclusion but the outlook was becoming brighter at this point so I let them do it.
His Lungs had inflammation on all Lobes and looked to be repairing themselves as there was no more leaking present,So they took a sample from a Lobe to send out for Biopsy but the Surgeon didn't suspect Cancer.More likely an Allergic reaction or some more Technincally challenging things to type.
I will visit him today for as long as they will let me and I've worked all morning to have things as comfortable as possible for him when he comes home,They're thinking tomorrow.
The Vet he is at is also an ER for Animals so he's being observed round-the-clock.
I called this morning and they said he was doing "Real Well" and they weren't getting much air out through the Chest Tube which means his Lungs are doing well.
These are the first steps of many,I have alot of questions as to what to expect but first I want to get my BIG GUY Home.......Esp
ecially after the scare of losing him yesterday before we got some favorable answers.
Thank you all for being here.
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He's drinking alot which is good,But seems to have the constant sensation that he needs to pee constantly.He's goes good but then walks a lttle and tries again and again to go more.The Vet says make sure he is going regularly and he just may have some inflammation which should subside.
He's looking more comfortable and getting some rest,This was this morning after taking his precription.
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Oh yeah......His Spleen is fine,It was just mentioned because of the size and placement made it "feel" like something it wasn't during the initial exam.
He's gettin' alot of LOVE,Thanks again
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