I know it has been about a week and a half since I have posted. We have been a busy household. We had company last weekend and more arrives tomorrow for two weeks.
There is good news to share! While doing Thor's ultrasound they checked out his tumor and it is, and I quote, "tiny." This is great news! And somewhat puzzling. Hemangiosarcoma is a fast growing aggressive cancer. His tumor apparently is not growing. So I am thinking it was misdiagnosed. I hope to talk to my regular vet this afternoon when I run in for a refill on Thor's thyroid pills.
Next is while doing the ultrasound, he had just a few bladder stones. This is also great news as he was full of them before. Needless to say I was doing a happy dance on Friday afternoon. I haven't had a chance to ask the vet about the cranberry capsules as he was gone for the day when I picked Thor up and I had company after that, I am hoping to get a quick moment with him today.
Thor has been full of energy and playing lots with his little sister Arabella. He did injure his front paw while playing the other night and made the most awful noise! It was between a yelp and a growl. I have never heard anything like that before and hope I never hear it again. I had them stop playing and made them lay down quietly after that. By dinner a few hours later Thor wasn't limping at all! What a relief! Thor hasn't had any pain meds in what seems at least a month and I didn't want to put him back on them.
My other "project" with him is to get him into a cardiologist. Our regular one has left the local practice and will return in 2 years after the competition clause of his contract is up. I called Kansas State College of Veterinary Medicine and they have lost their cardiologist as well. So now we have an appointment with Missouri University College of Veterinary Medicine. They don't have an opening until June 4th so I took that one. I don't have enough of his heart medication to last until then and will talk to my regular vet about just getting a one month supply to hold him over. This is not a medication that can be skipped.
All in all things are going well and everyone is happy in the Starling household! We are even looking forward to a vacation at the end of next month!
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