Schmoopy's Health Update - April 25, 2017

04.25.17- Schmoopy update:

• 2nd blood test today - Calcium 15.3 (went from 12.8 to 15.3 in 2 weeks - not good)
• Subcutaneous fluids provided (evening)
• Shot of lasix (sp?)
• Lasix pills provided (diuretic) - 3x/day starting tomorrow Intent is to get Calcium level down because that can cause kidney damage/failure from what I understand.
• Recheck blood Thursday and more subQ fluids
• Oncologist appt Friday morning

Schmoopy's Health Update - April 22, 2017

Abdominal ultrasound for Schmoopy today (Southpaws, Fairfax, VA)...totally heart broken. It's been confirmed that he does have cancer and that it has metastasized to one of his lymph nodes. Oncologist appointment next

week.

Schmoopy's Health Update - April 14, 2017 - Friday

The urine culture results came back today and he does have an infection however the ER vet is separately concerned about her findings regarding the fluid in abdomen and swollen lymph node. (Sigh). My vet and the ER vet have differing opinions. ER vet concerned about cancer.  My vet not so much. I'll likely have a full abdominal ultrasound done next week. For now, I'll continue with antibiotics as well.

Schmoopy's Health Update: April 11, 2017 - Tuesday

Blood work results came back and his Calcium was high at 12.8
(normal range is 8.4 - 11.8)

Will be sometime between tomorrow and Friday to receive the results of the urine culture.

Schmoopy's Health Update: April 10, 2017 - Monday

First I really want to thank every one of you for all your kind words, your prayers for Schmoopy and all your well wishes. It was such a beautiful out reach of care and support and I was really touched - thank you!

I took Schmoopy to his normal vet first thing this morning. We're mostly in a waiting situation right now and will be for the better part of the week. I don't have any concrete answers yet, but I don't feel quite as anxious as I did after leaving the emergency vet. (not sure if that's a false sense of comfort or not but in any case, I'll continue to hope it's nothing very serious.)

The plan: Obtain results from the blood work that was done today by my vet (results should be back tomorrow) and obtain the results of the urine culture that was done at the Emergency vet (results should come in toward the end of the week.)

Based on the results, my vet will assess at that time and determine what course of action is appropriate.

Regarding the "free fluid" in his abdomen, my vet indicated that it's normal and ok to have a little bit of fluid there.
Diabetes ruled out - my vet said there was no sugar in his urine. He tested this back in December and again today.

Regarding Cancer and/or other endocrine diseases - while he didn't rule anything out yet, he suggested to "walk before we run".

Other than that, Schmoopy is comfortable and mostly himself.
I'll keep you all posted on his progress. Again - thank you!

Schmoopy's Health - April 8, 2017

ER visit with Schmoopy...I thought maybe a UTI, but they aren't sure yet...more tests needed. They do see fluid in his abdomen, thick lining of his bladder, and a swollen lymph node to the right of his bladder. Sigh. I hope he's going to be ok.