Last Tuesday, Lola went back to the specialist for more fancy imaging. Radioactive dye was used to map her kidneys, ureters & bladder. (She has no super powers as a result. For now.) A urinary catheter was also inserted; this required putting her under anesthesia. The anesthesia part made me a little nervous (as anesthesia should), but she's fine. The tests showed that her ureters were a little far apart than what would be considered normal, but they appeared to connect to her bladder properly. The vet is consulting with a radiologist to determine if they were a "little far apart, but still normal" or a "little too far apart to be normal".
Her right foreleg was shaved when they put the IV in and later wrapped in that fantastic fluorescent lime green bandage. :) Lola spent almost 12 hours there and endured it all well. She was a little cranky when I picked her up, but I would be too if I hadn't eaten in almost 24 hours.
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Glad to hear she did so well. Maybe she can call Cordy and tell her that it is possible to survive 24 hours without food? She's not going to believe me. :)
And good luck with the superpowers. I'm still disappointed I never got any...
One part of me wants her to have super-powers; another part of me dreads it. :)
Lola didn't harass me for food; she just gave me the "saddest dog in the whole world look". Wow, that's hard to fight.
She did demand, in her own way, her post-evening walk treat. I admit that I caved & gave her a teensy-weensy piece of chicken jerky. I figured that one little thing wouldn't block the vet's view. :)
Oh, and they did give her an antacid for her acid reflux.
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