Hi all!
Well, after a blood test, urinalysis, ultrasound, GFR and yes - a CAT scan (no pun) it's been determined that Lestat has what is likely a congenital or "birth" defect of the kidney. There is no disease or anything directly threatening his health, so that is pretty much the conclusion. Our vet still wants to speak to an internist to make sure she's covered all her bases and to see if another test is in order, just in case. She said that his condition will require yearly monitoring by follow-up testing, but he should be fine w/ just one kidney!
This definitely makes us feel better, but I'd still like to know exactly what this "birth" defect is, and why it made his kidney stop working - or maybe his kidney never really worked in the first place! Would you feel comfortable with this prognosis? I mean, we trust our vet and the specialists working with her, but there's also the "what ifs". . .
Anyway, thanks again for your kind words last week and I'll leave you with a picture of my brave little cutie. (Something tells me I'm not gonna do it right and you won't see it. . . )
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