Friday, 10 pm...
We've just returned from admitting Sherman to the emergency vet hospital (Ocean State, here in RI). He is resting in an oxygen cage and will remain there for a day or two till they figure out whats going on. He'll have full ultrasounds of his chest & abdomen tomorrow, have his lungs biopsied.
His vet here sent all his test results, xrays, & aspirated lung fluid with us. The emergency vet reviewed everything & went over the xrays with an internist. She said she saw tons of cases of fungal infections where she trained & worked in Virginia (Ohio River Valley basin) & feels very strongly that that is probably what's going on, even though the initial tests came back negative. We are hoping she's right, because she said the next most probable possibility is that he has cancer masses in his lungs & abdomen. whatever it is, she said he's a mystery/conundrum at the moment, with a very odd set of symptoms.
We've always known Sherman was a unique individual.(Trying hard for a little levity here, it's kind of tough right now.)
Their primary concern is to get a good diagnosis asap. What to do about it won't even be discussed till then. She did say that she thinks the oxygen will help him feel better quickly. Poor guy was sucking air for all he was worth, so winded he could barley function.
Thank you all for your support & prayers, it looks like it's going to be difficult for a while yet.
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