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Posted by: loverly7 at Tue Apr 13 17:57:29 2004  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by loverly7 ]  
   

My poor Furball, a Persian I rescued a little over two years ago, is sick. I am not sure of his exact age, but he is estimated to be around 6 years old. I noticed that he was going to the bathroom outside of his litter box, he wasn't eating much, and he wasn't drinking as much water as usual. Also, he wouldn't play, even with catnip, and he no longer greeted people at the door. This has been going on for about a week or so. Furball's regular vet comes to us, but when I called her, she said she thought he needed bloodwork done and recommended a clinic. I took him in there today and this vet, seeing him for the first time, felt around on him and said there was something really wrong with his left kidney. She thinks it's a tumor. Urine tests didn't show much, the blood work results should be in tomorrow. She wants to open him up for surgery if he is stable enough to do so. Should I seek another vet opinion before allowing this? Can't they do an ultrasound or x-ray or something to have a better idea of what is going on first? I'm scared to death. I've been crying all day. Can someone please give some advice?


   

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