Oops, I can tell how stressed I am! I have the flu AND I'm borderline hysterical over the idea that my baby girl is so sick. LSU would be quite a hike, since I'm in Florida now!
I think I fixed my location now. Maybe.
I'm feeling anxious about the reluctance to refer me to a specialist, too. I asked about a CT scan earlier, and my vet told me that we're concerned about anesthesia (okay, I'm concerned, he doesn't seem to have any fear of anything), but pointed she would need anesthesia for the CT also, and then perhaps anesthesia the next day if the board surgeon wasn't on staff and needed to open her up, while HE could do it all in one day and for less money. Money is definitely an issue, but her life is more important to me! I'll live on canned beans for months if I could save her!
I'll post more after the vet calls with the ultrasound results. (Also, my vet isn't as cheap as he thinks he is. I spent more money in two days for day-only hospitalization for my cat with him than I did in a full weekend of round-the-clock hospitalization at the emergency vet. Neither one is even affordable, much less cheap.)
I'm so stressed. Thank you for the prayers! My sweet little girl needs them!
Dana and Bumble