Ultrasound at 2pm...so scared

farleyv

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Well I made the appointment at my vets. But then they called and said what would be the best is an ultrasound. So I called the referred vet and Arthur is going in at 2 today.

It's a good thing I am alone here, dh is at work. I just am so scared of what they are going to find. But then again, I do want answers. They were real nice on the phone, very patient even when I had to stop talking because I was starting to cry.

So, please, if you have a minute today, say a prayer or send a vibe for Arthur. I named him after my dad who had passed away shortly before I found him. He was with a bunch of cats who ran across a country road in front of my truck. They all disappeared into a barn, except him. He decided to lay in the road. I stopped, honked, nothing would move him. So I got out and picked him up. He was so sick, eyes crusted shut, congestion. He weighed 2 lbs. Just a baby. So I informed the woman that I was taking him and I admit, I wasn't too nice!

Anyway, he has been a good boy for so many years....thanks all for reading.
 

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Aw, poor little Arthur just knew that stopping you on the road was his chance for a good life.

I'm thinking of you and him and will be all day. Hope you get good news.





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to you and sweet Arthur. Emmy and I will, of course, keep you in our kitty prayers as always!!! I think he's a little fighter and will do his best to stay with you a long time!! Please let us know what happens...
 

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Lots of good wishes for the scan to get you to a diagnosis of something that's treatable - prayers for you to stay strong for Arthur. I know, it's had not to let them know how worried we are.
 
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Oh thanks everyone! Just going through the motions right now, tidying up the house, thinking of what to make for dinner since I wont' be home to make much.

It is so good that he is a good traveler and patient. And unless she has to draw off some fluid, it will not be an invassive visit.

You are the best you guys
 

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That's cool how you got Arthur. We were coming home late 1 night, and a cat was just sitting in the road. We beeped and he started washing up. We could see he belonged to someone, he had a collar on, he looked well taken care of, but He didn't look like he was going to finish washing up anytime soon, and he wasn't going to move for us. So I got out of the car and started over to him, that's when he pounced away


I hope everything turns out ok for Arthur. I hope they do find out what's wrong, so their able to cure it, and get Arthur well again.
 

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I must have missed something. Do you have a thread telling about what's been going on with Arthur?

for Arthur for good U/S results.
for you.
 
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Hi, I just got home.

All his organs looked fine! She didn't find any fluid. But his bowels were full of food that was pretty much undigested. She saw no evidence of intestinal wall thickening or lymph node enlargement. Stomach, spleen and liver look great. Pale ring in both kidneys that is prob just a normal variation, but can also occur when the kidneys are not working 100%...age thing.

He has a gall stone and there is a tiny stone in the bile duct. She would expect him to walk away from his food, but he sure does not!


She sees no obstruction and suspects he is not processing his food properly. Some animals get exocrine pancreatic insuffieiency, where the pancreas is unable to digest the food so it goes through the gi tract unchanged. Some have a normal pancreas but can't absorb the food (malabsorption/maldigestion or ibd)

Soooooo, he is on Viokase Powder (trial) to digest some of the food before he eats it.

Then Ursodiol and Milk thistle in a day or two. She wants to get the weight back on him, so dealing with the bowels first.

Oh man, I'm hungry. Haven't eaten all day. I am so relieved, and on the way home I kept thinking of all you pulling for him. And it sure worked. And I thought of all the sad things lately that have been going on with all my friends here. So my happiness is tempered with those thoughts, yet you all are so encourageing when the chips are down.

So, thanks so much for the support. Arthur is resting among his buds who are eyeing him suspiciously!

You guys are quality.
 

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That's great news!!! Let's hope the supplements help him put on some weight.

I can imagine that you feel as if a great weight has just dropped from your heart. Hope you can relax now!
 

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I just saw this thread...and I'm so glad Arthur's not got anything more serious.

Hopefully his supplements work well and he'll be feeling back to his old self in no time.
 
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