Blood panel came back good....Wait what???

[Vexor1717]

We took our beardie Shenron to the University of Illinois yesterday to confirm it was time to put him down. He has been very ill for a long time with gout among other things. The exotic vet agreed that he was not at all well and he ordered bloodwork. This morning we got the results and were pretty surprised to see that everything on the test was good. Even his uric acid level is down to 5. He does have a mass in the back of the throat that is worrisome but his kidneys aren't failing, his uric acid is good and he does not have mbd either. So the next step is a CT scan. He is not out of the woods by any means but he's in better shape than we thought. This was very unexpected. We were planning on putting him down today.

 

[Axil]

That's really great to hear his blood work came back encouraging. I know there's still a lot to be concerned about with the mass in his throat, and man I wish you guys the best of luck with that

He's so lucky to have you bending over backwards to give him every chance.

 

[KarrieRee]

We took our beardie Shenron to the University of Illinois yesterday to confirm it was time to put him down. He has been very ill for a long time with gout among other things. The exotic vet agreed that he was not at all well and he ordered bloodwork. This morning we got the results and were pretty surprised to see that everything on the test was good. Even his uric acid level is down to 5. He does have a mass in the back of the throat that is worrisome but his kidneys aren't failing, his uric acid is good and he does not have mbd either. So the next step is a CT scan. He is not out of the woods by any means but he's in better shape than we thought. This was very unexpected. We were planning on putting him down today.

It's good you got a second opinion please post the blood work so Tracie can chime in -

 

[xp29]

Omg that made my day, we are all still 100% in his corner!!!
It's obvious you love him very much, i hope this has a happy ending.

 

[Vexor1717]

That's really great to hear his blood work came back encouraging. I know there's still a lot to be concerned about with the mass in his throat, and man I wish you guys the best of luck with that

He's so lucky to have you bending over backwards to give him every chance.

Thanks! He's family

 

[Vexor1717]

It's good you got a second opinion please post the blood work so Tracie can chime in -

Ok ill try to get a copy tomorrow. Thanks

 

[Vexor1717]

Omg that made my day, we are all still 100% in his corner!!!
It's obvious you love him very much, i hope this has a happy ending.

Me too but something is still making him ill then there's the mass in his throat but it's a good start!

 

[shmoomunchkin]

We took our beardie Shenron to the University of Illinois yesterday to confirm it was time to put him down. He has been very ill for a long time with gout among other things. The exotic vet agreed that he was not at all well and he ordered bloodwork. This morning we got the results and were pretty surprised to see that everything on the test was good. Even his uric acid level is down to 5. He does have a mass in the back of the throat that is worrisome but his kidneys aren't failing, his uric acid is good and he does not have mbd either. So the next step is a CT scan. He is not out of the woods by any means but he's in better shape than we thought. This was very unexpected. We were planning on putting him down today.

Fabulous news! So very happy to hear this...been rooting for your guy.

 

[Vexor1717]

Fabulous news! So very happy to hear this...been rooting for your guy.

Thanks!

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

Wow that is promising news! Bless him. Shenron is really trying, what a trooper. Definitely
post the blood test results if you can, that would be great.
If they can do a CT scan & try to determine what is going on, hopefully it is treatable. He is
a lucky little one to have you helping him!

Tracie

 

[Vexor1717]

Hello,

Wow that is promising news! Bless him. Shenron is really trying, what a trooper. Definitely
post the blood test results if you can, that would be great.
If they can do a CT scan & try to determine what is going on, hopefully it is treatable. He is
a lucky little one to have you helping him!

Tracie

Thank you! I will have a copy of his labs Monday but his Uric acid went from 12 to 5.5 so that's good at least. One thing we've noticed though is no matter how much fluids he drink he always looks dehydrated and it all comes out when he poops. His fat pads have been sunken in for a long time. We were expecting to see bad kidneys but those were fine and calcium to phosphate ratio is go to say he doesn't have mbd if im quoting right. We have the option of the CT scan or to biopsy the mass. Neither are cheap so we are going to try to get a loan to do the CT scan. That's what the exotic vet said would be more helpful but the regular vet says it won't tell what anything is. Anyway thanks as always and I'll get those labs posted asap

 

[Lyrebird.Rainwing]

Lil dude was like "Nope! I ain't dying today!"

 

[Vexor1717]

Hello,

Wow that is promising news! Bless him. Shenron is really trying, what a trooper. Definitely
post the blood test results if you can, that would be great.
If they can do a CT scan & try to determine what is going on, hopefully it is treatable. He is
a lucky little one to have you helping him!

Tracie

Also forgot to mention, they think the mass in his throat is an aneurysm, abcess or tumor. The thing is he's still very ill and not getting better. I fear in the next week or so I will have to make the decision before I know what's even wrong. He can barely drag himself anymore. He can't really do anything on his own and I would take care of him this way indefinitely but I fear he's begging to suffer.

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

That is really too bad, he sure is fighting though. I wonder what has caused him to not be able to
get around very well, poor guy. I feel terrible for you both having to go through all of this.
If it is one of those scenarios, they probably wont be able to remove it because he would have to
go through anesthesia, which is hard on their system if they aren't relatively strong.
Please let us know how he is doing. We are all thinking about him.

Tracie

 

[Vexor1717]

Hello,

That is really too bad, he sure is fighting though. I wonder what has caused him to not be able to
get around very well, poor guy. I feel terrible for you both having to go through all of this.
If it is one of those scenarios, they probably wont be able to remove it because he would have to
go through anesthesia, which is hard on their system if they aren't relatively strong.
Please let us know how he is doing. We are all thinking about him.

Tracie

His mobility issues seem to have been from the initial damage that the gout did. He has become a lot more stiff too but doesn't have mbd. Here is the email I was sent. This should be everything but the blood panel. Let me know what you think please.