Little Miss Muppet is not doing well - the test results came back today. The vet assistant called me to let me know that the results were in and that the vet wanted to see me to go over them - never a good sign. The blood work came back a lot worse than we thought it would - the one enzyme that was at 2K on their machine yesterday actually registered as 8.5K at the lab. The other 2 that didn't register at all yesterday came back very elevated also. The full blood work up also showed another item that was way too low. What we know from all this is that Muppets liver is damaged - really damaged - but we don't know why. So - tomorrow, Saturday, and Monday I have to drop Mup off at 8am and leave her there all day and then pick her back up in the evening so they can run more tests. Tomorrow they will run tests to see if she has Cushing's Disease. This is one we are hoping she doesn't have as it will make things very complicated - she would need to be taken off the phenobarbital that keeps her seizures away. Then Saturday and Monday will be to get her system full of fluids, antibiotics, and to run tests to see if her enzyme counts come down. Dr Brar was going to also call the lab tonight and have them run another test to see if she has Hypothyroidism. One of the symptoms for this disease is thinning of the hair on the back - she has had thinning hair for awhile now. This is one that it wouldn't be too bad for her to have - it's manageable and we could still keep her on the meds for the seizures. Which ever it ends up being there may be too much damage to her liver to reverse. She is on a liver supplement right now which helps it to regenerate but her enzyme count shows sever damage.
For those of you that know me you know that Mup is like a child to me - a member of my family. I am stressed worrying about what might happen to her.
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