Last night, shortly after I got home from work, Raustyk started whimpering out in pain as she was laying on the couch. She wasn't even moving around or the like. I called her off to see what was the matter. She could barely walk. Her hind end was so wobbly & unstable. It was weird & frightening, she was in pain and so unstable. Like a combination of toxins (except mentally she was sound) and pain/injury. She was like that all night despite pain meds, comfy beds & tlc. So today she spent all day at work with me... at the vets.
She had fluids, blood work, nerve tests, an ultrasound, and some meds. She goes back tomorrow & again Saturday for more fluids, tests, monitoring, etc...
Her bun & cre were high. Her bun has always been a little high, ever since I adopted her at 6 months of age. Now her BUN is 49 and her CRE is 3.1. Everything else was either at a safe level or were not too far off and shouldn't pose a threat. More extensive blood work tests were sent out to the lab as well & we'll have the results tomorrow morning.
I don't know the complete results from the ultrasound but I did speak briefly with the Dr. who did it. I still have to talk to the doctor that is handling this case more tomorrow to get more precise details. But overall, nothing looked too bad. The kidneys are a little small but I guess not small enough to cause this problem or any problem really, but then again it is not good for them to be this small since she has elevated liver & kidney values. I think if we can correct her levels now her kidneys should remain healthy or at least close to it. If not then there is a possibility I am sure that her kidneys will fail & or become diseased faster than if she was healthy. The cause for this is unknown, there are quite a few possibilities though. There was mention of another "non-normal" reading on the ultrasound report but I was unable to read the writing. But it wasn't that bad though. I will find out more tomorrow.
The reason for what ever is wrong with her is still unknown. It's small talk (or at least I hope) that it could be a few things, like vestibular disease, a blood clot, a brain tumor, some sort of nerve disorder or the like. I am hoping that it's not any of those though. The suddent onset of this and some of the symptoms kind of point towards those. But some of the symptoms & test results make it seem like it may be something a little milder thank god.
She is a little perkier though after getting 2 bags of fluids & some drugs.
I hope my girl gets through this with no long term, ill effects.
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