Monday, November 20, 2006
On Saturday I decided I'd had enough with Anakin's weight loss and I needed to know what's making him so sick. All his tests came back normal and yet he's still got diarrhea and now weighs less then my Danials. He's lost a third of his body weight in two months. So we got x-rays of his tummy done, but the Dr. can't take a clear picture. At first the Dr. thought it was because Anakin moved, but the second set showed otherwise. His large intestine is almost three times normal size and full of gas, while the small intestine is a blurry image. The only thing the Dr. could explain the image with, was that there is a mass in the small intestine interfering with the x-rays and with digestion. He also mentioned Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) which would explain his huge intestine. However it does not explain his RAPID weight loss, the x-rays or the lack of other symptoms associated with IBD. We're treating him for IBD anyway because that will alleviate his discomfort at best. At worst it will rule out IBD within a few weeks. He will be going back to the vet in 4 weeks to see how the treatment worked and maybe for more x-rays. But the Dr was really leaning more toward an intestinal tumor then IBD. So if he doesn't show any improvement we will be putting him down right before Christmas.
Right after spending three hours at the vet Ross came to pick us up for a night at Kris an Jackie's. I realized that night just how awesome all my friends are (the annoying, answer shouting men included). I was on the verge of tears when we showed up, but they all helped me feel better. We spend a grand 7 hours there - John learned how to get his ass kicked and I learned that I can't pick up cards!
Yesterday was spend buying food for Anakin so we can TRY to give him his antibiotics (for IBD). We deciding what day of the week he'll be put down (Tuesday evening so that I can have the next two days to cry). John also informed me that it will not be done at the clinic I work at because I would not be able to handle doing laundry knowing he was in the freezer behind me. So we talked about where will we have him euthanized (I might be able to spell that word but I still can't say it). I also decided that my birthday gift will not be left to die on a cold table he'll be in my arms.
Excuse me I need to go hold him now.
I'm going to miss him at my feet when I wake up every morning. The way he loves Danials and Wicket even though Wicket hates him. The way he "prays to the water god" by trying to dig holes in the tile before he has anything to drink. And I'm going to miss the way he ignores me every time he's in trouble.
Hey miracles can still happen, it could still only be IBD!
posted by Turnoc's Lady @ 3:19 PM,
1 Comments:
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At 12:47 AM, November 22, 2006,
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Hey there sis. I know these next few weeks are going to be hard, but I'm there for you whenever you need me. I'm always home.