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Anemia and Baytril
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[QUOTE="Tay1Day, post: 2032464, member: 118284"] Hi Tracie, I have an update, and it's not what I wanted to hear. We finally had X-Rays done, and the third vet found that her abdomen is absolutely full of fluid or fecal matter. It's so severe that her lungs are being pushed up under her armpits - they're supposed to span down her ribcage, but they're only taking up about 1/5 of her abdomen. In his physical exam, he said he felt a lot of poop and food in her belly. We are hoping her abdomen is just full of poop at this time, but she poops regularly so I am fearing it is fluid or blood from an organ leak. He said the only way to be sure is either to do a CT scan, which can cost over $1,000, or we can do exploratory surgery. Due to her age, the vet is not comfortable with performing surgery, so even if it is an organ leak, the option of repairing it is sadly not on the table. He also ran another full blood panel to see if any of her values have improved. I'll know in a day or two. He sent us home with Cisapride in hopes of kicking her digestive tract into high gear. Before I got her in 2021, she was being kept in sand, so I am hoping with all hope that she is just severely impacted. She does, however, poop normally so I am not sure this is the case, unless her "new" poop is somehow sneaking over the impaction and passing that way. I am not sure how their digestive systems work, so I don't know if this is a possibility. At this time, she is only being hand fed and is rejecting all salad and bugs. She isn't eating super worms, which are her favorites. It's breaking my heart. I appreciate all of your advice and help. Right now, we are going to follow through with her Cisapride and monitor her for quality of life. I fear I may be faced with that impossible decision in the coming months, so I am spending as much time with her as I possibly can. [/QUOTE]
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