We went to UF today.
They did an ultrasound. Also sending off for lepto test. Won't know for 7 days on that one. They said his kidneys look healthy as far as size, shape, etc go. No lumps, cysts, cancer, scar tissue, etc.
They wanted to keep him and keep on super high fluids going until his #'s stop improving, then send him home to see how he does. They gave us a sliver of hope, so we couldn't turn him down.
The worst case is that he comes home and only lasts days. The best case the doc said is about a year. So it's still all up in the air.
He's so very sick. He would really only have another day or two in him. This way they can try to get him to a stable place and hope that he can rebound at home. At this point they sounded confident that we will have him for a few good days at home ... so as much as we don't want to hurt him or put him through hell and back, we want to try this so we'll know we did everything we could for my little sweet man.
He hasn't eaten good in almost a week now. The Dr said that they would supplement him if he continues not eating.
He may be there for a week or more. It's 2 hours away. We were visiting him locally daily. Two hours away will be more tough. We're going to go this weekend though.
The Dr said that Yorkies are resilient. They're strong, determined, and put up one hell of a fight. |