Just before 11 am here - I phoned Mom as soon as I got in from the waking group.

She had just returned. The vet palpated him again and said there is food in his intestine. Shiney was re-hydrated and given some pain medication. Mom has some liquid pain med to give him.

Right now he is perky and walking around. Overnight he opened a cupboard door that he has figured out, which shows some liveliness.

The vet also said that hey may just be coming to the end of his natural life span. She also thought that testing for pancreatitis wasn't indicated right now...as I mentioned earlier it not only can be inconclusive, but the sample has to be sent to the southern USA and would take 10 days to come back.

So hopefully the pain meds will allow him to eat and keep food down, and he may turn around.

Thank you for the prayers.