***Update on Cal***
Cal was dropped off at the vet this morning for a couple of tests. The first test was an x-ray and the second was a maldigestion profile. When the lady and man walked into the exam room at 4:00 this afternoon, Dr. D's face pretty much said it all. The first words out of the lady's mouth were, "you do not look happy!" Indeed Dr. D was not happy. Cal has dropped another pound and is down to around 8lbs - not good. Then Dr. D turned the lights out and the light box on to highlight his x-rays. His x-rays showed lots of activity going on in his intestines, lots of air. Then she pointed out a troubling area, which could either be really angry intestines or a neoplasm of lymph tissue - cancer.The results from the maldigestion profile will take 3-5 looooong days. This test will show if Cal has exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (maldigestion syndrome). This can sometimes coincide with IBD and can cause the runny stools and weight loss. We are actually holding out hope that this test is positive because it is relatively easy to treat, well, easier than cancer.
During his stay at the vet, Cal was given fluids and a B12 injection. The lady and man purchased Greenie's Pill Pockets to make administering medication easier. Cal's pred has been bumped up to 2 pills 2x/day along with metronidazole 1x/day and mirtazapine every three days. Cal is a pain to pill and nearly takes the servants fingers off. They have to take turns being the piller because it can get kinda painful, not to mention frustrating, when he spits the pill out repeatedly. The pill pockets are working wonders so far!
Dr's orders for Cal (while we wait) are to make him eat, eat, eat, whatever he wants, to hopefully gain some weight back.
As always, we appreciate all the purrs and prayers, please keep them coming!
