Back from appointment.. extremely long night and day...
Please pardon my grammar, typing, thought process... just exhausted..had a couple of cocktails to wind down..
Artie refused all food today and did not use litter box, despite sub-q's...he ended up soaking though, with poop fluids, my bedsheets... the top sheet, bottom sheet, down to the mattress pad...whatever, I will survive.. did not notice until just before leaving for Dr Brum, aka NVet...Had to deal with that when I came home..
Artie was awesome, round trip... barely any yowling or crying.. just taking to me when I asked if he was ok..
He had an x-ray, and a ton of blood tests: CBC, kidneys, pancreas... I will get CBC, kidney results tomorrow.. Pancreas takes a couple of days.. he is such a good boy with all the VEt's techs, etc...
Results of x-ray: only a small amount of poop in distal colon. NVet cannot palpate it.. so it must be soft... going back to regular doses of meds.. not constipated...
NVet went over his x-rays twice.. taking Tech with him the second time..
Artie did lose a pound of weight... he is now 9./4 lbs... kind of ironic; this is what he weighed a year ago---before NVET....
Since being home, Artie is EATING his WET food!!!! I am ecstatic...
NVet was funny.. upon going over his daily meds, He said to me: "NO Cerrenia today?"
I replied, "NO, he is not eating, so I gave it to him before we left."
NVet's reply: "That is what should be done!"......really surprised, but I kind of think it was a test; to see if I really knew the nuances of the meds, and what they are used for....
NVEt is so greatly respected at Angell Memorial.. each time I mention his name or his secretary's name, everyone's eyes light up... they all love them..
I saw a tech, with a glorious black Great Dane... I could not help but comment how gorgeous the dog was and what type of breed. Once I mentioned, Dr Brum's name, in general conversation; the tech's eyes lit up! She said he would definitely help us....
That is a big reason I explicitly trust DR Brum, aka NVet...........
will let Artie's Army now more, when I do...
Love all of you guys...
Cindy