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Our Valentines was a Max Philly day. Update is about as positive as we could expect, outside of a miracle and everything is back to normal!
Max only had 25 ml of fluid removed, which is great! Weehe before he had 70ml removed in about the same time frame between taps. So that's great news in and of itself.
He was knocked out to allow for an indepth ultrasound. Vital organs all look great!! Heart is not enlarged at all like the Allentown group said it was. Liver and kidneys are normal, and the blood test for both came back normal from last week, so all of that is best news we could have hoped for.
There is a large growth on 'her' newly discovered ovaries/follicles. But, 99% certain it is a cyst. We've had blood, fecal and 2 cytology labs run and absolutely no markers for cancer, and that is absolutely the best news of all.
So where does all this put us, besides a massive vet bill? Next 3 weeks focus is antibiotics to knock out wherever the infection is hiding, his spleen and WBC tell us there's definitely infection involved, most likely associated with the cyst / ovaries as everything else looked on point. Lots of meds throughout the day... 2 antibiotics, anti inflsmmatory, anti nausea and an omega oil to help balance CBC levels. Will need at least weekly fluid taps and blood to monitor WBC and calcium levels. Once the infection is kicked and inflammation subsides (fluid linked), he will need surgery to remove those damn ovaries and cyst, he didn't want ovaries anyway, but that's a very delicate surgery... thankfully Dr Tyson has successfully performed this procedure (more than once!). So, while the day was mostly positive, the surgery is a worry, but literally it fixes the problem and Max will be good as new and ready for another 30 years or so with us.
This has definitely been a journey, and it's not over yet! Positive note, I'll have some new recipes to share for sneaking meds or just extra healthy foods to get him as strong and stable as possible for surgery next month!
Max only had 25 ml of fluid removed, which is great! Weehe before he had 70ml removed in about the same time frame between taps. So that's great news in and of itself.
He was knocked out to allow for an indepth ultrasound. Vital organs all look great!! Heart is not enlarged at all like the Allentown group said it was. Liver and kidneys are normal, and the blood test for both came back normal from last week, so all of that is best news we could have hoped for.
There is a large growth on 'her' newly discovered ovaries/follicles. But, 99% certain it is a cyst. We've had blood, fecal and 2 cytology labs run and absolutely no markers for cancer, and that is absolutely the best news of all.
So where does all this put us, besides a massive vet bill? Next 3 weeks focus is antibiotics to knock out wherever the infection is hiding, his spleen and WBC tell us there's definitely infection involved, most likely associated with the cyst / ovaries as everything else looked on point. Lots of meds throughout the day... 2 antibiotics, anti inflsmmatory, anti nausea and an omega oil to help balance CBC levels. Will need at least weekly fluid taps and blood to monitor WBC and calcium levels. Once the infection is kicked and inflammation subsides (fluid linked), he will need surgery to remove those damn ovaries and cyst, he didn't want ovaries anyway, but that's a very delicate surgery... thankfully Dr Tyson has successfully performed this procedure (more than once!). So, while the day was mostly positive, the surgery is a worry, but literally it fixes the problem and Max will be good as new and ready for another 30 years or so with us.
This has definitely been a journey, and it's not over yet! Positive note, I'll have some new recipes to share for sneaking meds or just extra healthy foods to get him as strong and stable as possible for surgery next month!
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