I spoke with Karen last night and she was pretty upbeat and thinking positively. It was so good to hear her laughing and joking, again. Cody's still doing quite well. His spirits seem good and he seems to still enjoy his outies and snuggling, loving, etc. He eats sporadically; sometimes a good portion, at other times he's a bit more picky. She wonders if his mouth is hurting, and started thinking about the vet's comment about possible autoimmune deficieny and Killian's troubles with his mouth and possible liver involvement. But he did enjoy a "late night snack" with Karen the other night...a little Entenmann's jelly donut!The good news is his leg and his "private parts" are looking lots better; the swelling has gone down and they are not as blue. Now that she's over the overwhelming shock of the initial findings, she thinking that she really needs to know the diagnosis. He has those small spots on his lungs, but the vet said that they are secondary sights. She wonders about his clotting deficiency and anemia. They never did an ultrasound or cat scan or MRI, SO, she plans on calling U. of Penn. today to sched. an MRI to try and get a the root of the problem. She is concerned though that they may have to mildly sedate him and wonders what affect that will have on his condition...she will discuss it with them before making a final decision. She said she really needs to know what she is dealing with before deciding how to proceed. She doesn't want to prolong any suffering. But, if there is anything they can do for him, she wants to know that too. On a sweet note, she told me that she, her Mom and Cody all camp out in the den at night to sleep. Cody on the floor on his blankie with Karen and Mom on separate couches! They both want to be near their boy in case he needs them!
Karen will be checking in later!! Paws crossed for perhaps some encouraging news!!!
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