Dolph update

Dolph’s blood results came back. All is well on the blood front! Kidneys, liver, red cell, white cell all in good measure! Yeeeeha!

Now we’re awaiting results from the urine-protein-creatinine test. First round of urine showed traces of protein in there. Protein in the urine indicates a protein leakage of sorts — it simply shouldn’t be there or at least not in the quantity found. Second round urine test will show the  amount of creatinine in the urine — this may indicate deeper health problems pertaining to the kidneys/liver. Since we’ve already received the blood results, this seems unklikely.  However, it will provide the vet with info on how many fluids Dolph will need in surgery and in recovery. A delicate balance, since the boy also has a heart murmur.

Surgery! In an x-ray, we found Dolph has 10-11 bladder stones which require surgical removal. Looks like we may schedule this soon barring any negative feedback on the urine.

But hey, if bladder stones are the worst of the worries, no problem. Standard operating procedure.
rock on, Dolph!