Michelle and Doodle
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1ps = 112, 2ps = 50 (yes I shot that)
Well I have good news and bad news.. and news.
the good news is that there wasn't anything horribly and obviously wrong on Doodle's ultrasound. No obvious sign of hyperaldosteronism, his kidneys and other organs looked normal, etc...
The bad news is that his potassium has taken yet another dive and is back down to his all time low of 2.6 - which is dangerously low. :sad:
The "news" is that he has what the vet believes is probably a cyst on his liver - but it is located in an area that makes her unable to aspirate to confim that belief.
So for now we're calling it a "cyst." She said it may explain his appetite being lowered and possibly the vomiting (which may contribute to his pottassium issue) ??
She said we could go to a specialist at UF and possibly get more information - but I have unfortunately depleted my funds at this point ... Doodle will need more bloodwork every ten days until I can resolve the potassium issue, so for now I will have to choose my battles.
The other "news" is that I realized yesterday that Doodle's numbers had been wonky ever since I started giving him a different potassium supplement. I had only intended it to be a temporary measure until I could get some more of the brand I like, and I could have sworn I got the right thing when I bought it... but I got the wrong brand and when I looked at the ingredients I saw that it contained something called hypromellose ( a carb) ohmygod_smile
As you can see by his numbers he was not liking that...
oh, his +2 = 88 :smile:
1ps = 112, 2ps = 50 (yes I shot that)

Well I have good news and bad news.. and news.
the good news is that there wasn't anything horribly and obviously wrong on Doodle's ultrasound. No obvious sign of hyperaldosteronism, his kidneys and other organs looked normal, etc...
The bad news is that his potassium has taken yet another dive and is back down to his all time low of 2.6 - which is dangerously low. :sad:
The "news" is that he has what the vet believes is probably a cyst on his liver - but it is located in an area that makes her unable to aspirate to confim that belief.
So for now we're calling it a "cyst." She said it may explain his appetite being lowered and possibly the vomiting (which may contribute to his pottassium issue) ??
She said we could go to a specialist at UF and possibly get more information - but I have unfortunately depleted my funds at this point ... Doodle will need more bloodwork every ten days until I can resolve the potassium issue, so for now I will have to choose my battles.
The other "news" is that I realized yesterday that Doodle's numbers had been wonky ever since I started giving him a different potassium supplement. I had only intended it to be a temporary measure until I could get some more of the brand I like, and I could have sworn I got the right thing when I bought it... but I got the wrong brand and when I looked at the ingredients I saw that it contained something called hypromellose ( a carb) ohmygod_smile
As you can see by his numbers he was not liking that...
oh, his +2 = 88 :smile: