Well, I spoke to the vet last evening and she was able to finally do the ultrasound. She didn't find any definitive objects inside, but there is one area that is still questionable. She wasn't able to get a good enough view to determine what is was. She said it could be an object or just an intestinal fold. The ultrasound showed that he has "thickened angry bowels." I guess he has inflammation in his intestines and an overgrowth of bacteria. These "could" be caused by infection or it could still be the result of an obstruction. Yogi's pancreas is inflamed which explains why his lypase levels were high. But, his other organs were normal. The vet said that Yogi was "perky" yesterday which means his energy level has improved and he's feeling better. They did bloodwork on him again last night to check his lypase levels. When I called the hospital this morning to check on him, I was told that his lypase levels had gone down and they tried feeding him at 4am this morning. He has kept the food down so far. So, that is good news. I will need to call the doctor again later this morning to get another update and see if he's responding to the antibiotics and if we can take him home. Hopefully, he will be responsive to medication and diet and he won't need surgery. (sigh) I'm crossing my fingers that he will be okay...
New2Newfs--Where in VA do you live? We live in Northern VA, near Dulles Airport. We did do research on the vet schools that offer treatment. Actually, one of our neighbors had mentioned taking Yogi to a vet school as well. They've done that before on a previous pet and she mentioned that it is usually about 50% cheaper since it is a teaching hospital. Anyway, that is something we will definitely consider if Yogi will need to have surgery. Unfortunately, VA Tech is five hours away from us. The closest vet school to us is the one at U. Penn in Philadelphia.
[ 07-14-2004, 10:08 AM: Message edited by: Yogurt ]
