I know the famous TCS vibes and Prayers work wonders. I am hoping you all have some to spare for my Big guy Stomper.
Yesterday I had to take Stomper to the emergency specialty vets 3 hours away. He has been on and off sick for the last two months and the vets are having a hard time determining just what is wrong. I need to update the original thread for any members that may have to deal with this in the future.
Stomper has a 14.2 mm gallstone, which is really rare in cats. He had a bad bout of pancreatitis in August but none of the vets knew if the gallstones were incidental or if they were causing the problems. Since the surgery for the gallstones is so dangerous they wanted to try other treatments for IBD and pancreatitis first.
On Tuesday Stomper started projectile vomiting and became seriously ill. We thought we were going to loose him yesterday. He is stablized now, but has to have the surgery tomorrow morning to remove his gallbladder. He also has pancreatitis and cholangiohepatitis right now as well, making the situation even more dangerous. Ultrasound showed an area of thickening in his duodenum as well, so not sure if IBD or lymphosarcoma. He will be getting pancreatic, liver and intestinal biopsies as well.
This picture is from when he just got home from the hospital after his last bout of pancreatitis. He still wasn't feeling so good.
Yesterday I had to take Stomper to the emergency specialty vets 3 hours away. He has been on and off sick for the last two months and the vets are having a hard time determining just what is wrong. I need to update the original thread for any members that may have to deal with this in the future.
Stomper has a 14.2 mm gallstone, which is really rare in cats. He had a bad bout of pancreatitis in August but none of the vets knew if the gallstones were incidental or if they were causing the problems. Since the surgery for the gallstones is so dangerous they wanted to try other treatments for IBD and pancreatitis first.
On Tuesday Stomper started projectile vomiting and became seriously ill. We thought we were going to loose him yesterday. He is stablized now, but has to have the surgery tomorrow morning to remove his gallbladder. He also has pancreatitis and cholangiohepatitis right now as well, making the situation even more dangerous. Ultrasound showed an area of thickening in his duodenum as well, so not sure if IBD or lymphosarcoma. He will be getting pancreatic, liver and intestinal biopsies as well.
This picture is from when he just got home from the hospital after his last bout of pancreatitis. He still wasn't feeling so good.