Some of you know that I have been in China for the last two weeks. When I got home I received some awful news.
First, I came home to a string of tornados. I had to go directly from my car to the basement because the storms were so bad. While riding out the storm, my husband told me that my amazing and wonderful grandmother died while I was gone.
Also, several days before I left for China my little sister had a double-mastectomy due to breast cancer. She is home now, but I found out last night that while in the hospital she developed several blood clots in her lungs, which of course can be fatal. She is taking "blood thinners" now to keep more clots from developing.
If that isn't bad enough, when I got home, I could see that Chester (our rescue cat with the broken leg) looked awful. Before I left, Chester was being treated for what we thought was a recurring bladder infection. My husband said that during the two weeks I was gone, Chester stopped eating and was lethargic, but my husband decided it was due to the antibiotics, so he didn't take Chester to the vet
I took Chester to the vet today. He had lost 1.5 pounds in two weeks!!!! He was severely dehydrated. He is in renal failure and the vet found a tumor in his right kidney. Additionally, his left kidney is very small (probably atrophied).
We will keep him at the vet until his system is flushed and his left kidney is functioning better and then will decide what to do. If the left kidney is strong (doubtful) they can remove the right kidney and he should be fine. If the left kidney doesn't get strong, I don't know what the options will be.
Sigh.......Chester has had such an awful life, I hate that this is happening to him. I also hate that it took us so long to find out that this is why he kept having urinary problems. Poor old boy.
Please send a little board magic Chester's way. He will need all the help he can get.
First, I came home to a string of tornados. I had to go directly from my car to the basement because the storms were so bad. While riding out the storm, my husband told me that my amazing and wonderful grandmother died while I was gone.
Also, several days before I left for China my little sister had a double-mastectomy due to breast cancer. She is home now, but I found out last night that while in the hospital she developed several blood clots in her lungs, which of course can be fatal. She is taking "blood thinners" now to keep more clots from developing.
If that isn't bad enough, when I got home, I could see that Chester (our rescue cat with the broken leg) looked awful. Before I left, Chester was being treated for what we thought was a recurring bladder infection. My husband said that during the two weeks I was gone, Chester stopped eating and was lethargic, but my husband decided it was due to the antibiotics, so he didn't take Chester to the vet
Sigh.......Chester has had such an awful life, I hate that this is happening to him. I also hate that it took us so long to find out that this is why he kept having urinary problems. Poor old boy.
Please send a little board magic Chester's way. He will need all the help he can get.
