A *small* glimmer of hope
A little background, first:
The clinic we use has 2 vets, Dr. N and Dr. S.
I WORSHIP the ground Dr. N walks on (he once brought Clarice back from death's door).
I REFUSE to use Dr. S due to things that happened with Sophie and K'Cee.
Last wk, the earliest mom could get in was w/ Dr. S; she took it.
Dr. S gave mom the bad news. Tinker's bloodwork showed two SKY HIGH (so high the machine wouldn't even "rate" them) levels of ?? (mom forgot what), which indicated kidney problems. Mom asked how bad Tinker was and Dr. S responded, "Really bad." She also told mom that they all they could do was "give Tink fluids and keep her comfortable." Mom agreed; Dr. S gave Tink a "dose" and then had mom make an appointment for another round on Monday.
Today, when Mom took Tinker in for her fluids, she saw Dr. N.
A vet tech, came out and was making over Tink... mom asked him how often would we need to give her the fluids/how to tell when she needed them. (What she was really fishing for was, "How much should I put her through?") He looked at her kind of funny and said, "these are dialysis treatments - she's not dehydrated."
:confused: :eek: :confused:
So, long story short, Tinker goes back everyday this wk for treatments. This will help to flush the toxins out of her body which will begin to make her feel "normal" (increase her appetite, etc). At the end of the treatments (and I don't know if they meant on Friday or Monday), she'll have another blood test to see if the levels of ?? dropped.
If they can get at least one to come down, the problem can be controled thru diet and meds and, "being a siamese/himalayan mix, she should live to 17-20 yrs."
This of course is a BIG *if.*
Dr. N said it there was "a small glimmer of hope" in that she is responsive to her surroundings and to people. Indeed, she has perked up since last wk (her eyes look sooo much better and she's purring/"talking" more) but she's still not grooming herself or eating much (although she did beg for raw hamburger tonight)... nor does she want to be held.
It's a small step forward but I'll take it!
I'm trying NOT to get excited about this but... I can't help it... it's the best news I've had in 2 wks.
Please keep those prayers coming! Thanks so much!!
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