The vet tech called tonight and I am at a loss with conflicting feelings and thoughts. The orange in his urates they insisted were from it sitting in a stomach for a while but I know it’s maybe a combo from that but a big factor was his dehydration.
I accidentally kicked out some of his Fortaz tonight but he got more than half his dose. They told me to wake him up and administer it again with full dose. I am concerned to do that because stressing him out even more after water therapy and applying/administering his other meds. They told me to come in Friday for bloodwork and a bio... $500, which is not so much except all my funds this last month have been depleted to him, and he is showing some improvement being home.
My gut is telling me to hold off on the additional Fortaz shot, is telling me to let him take it easy until next week because maybe familiarity will boost his appetite again. He is on two antifungals now one topical one oral for his small foot liaisons, Fortaz every other day, metacam, and the silver sulfadine on his larger foot wound. For three weeks he has been in and out of the vet, this last time finding an interesting round mass in his stomach thats was movin down his tract and shrinking with 2 xrays done the week he was in their care.
The biopsy takes 7 days blood work 2-3 days.
I think my vet is an amazing person and they are great but I am having a hard time still accepting his dehydration. I can not do the biopsy or bloodwork Friday even if I wanted to, possibly one or the other but not both. This is based off his foot wound and the small liaisons under his foot. With meds they aren’t inflamed anymore and seem to be healing. I think stress is wearing him down and am doing absolutely everything I can and am now having some doubts. I mentioned getting a second opinion and was told that the other place was their rivals and that if they felt they couldn’t help they’d suggest someone else...I am wondering why bloodwork and biopsy wasn’t recommended 3 weeks ago and not until I mentioned getting a second opinion.
He is drinking, is in his hospital tub and was adventurous when I took him outside to sunbathe and he pooped, the color is from the tube feeding(confirmed).
Even if money wasn’t a huge concern I think that having a break for 3-5 days without this constant back and forth stress could be helpful, but I don’t know. I really wish that I knew an exotic vet or somewhere to bounce these ideas and his start to where he is now with.
:/
