Henry's Thread
Our vet said that earlier this week, they removed a bladder stone the size and shape of a bar of soap from a black lab, so I know these things can get even bigger.
Is there any chance that Critical Care could be making this worse? We started giving him Critical Care about a month ago to help keep his weight up, but I'm wondering about it.
Is there any chance that Critical Care could be making this worse? We started giving him Critical Care about a month ago to help keep his weight up, but I'm wondering about it.
I wonder if Oxbow's information, which only gives calcium and phosphorous as percentage content, can be used to figure the Ca:P ratio?
If we do the surgery--which we are leaning toward--we want to try to do things right in his recovery period.
If we do the surgery--which we are leaning toward--we want to try to do things right in his recovery period.
After much discussion, e-mails to our K-State vet (who is now in Oklahoma) and watching Henry be perky again, we've decided to go ahead and schedule the surgery for tomorrow morning.
We might still change our minds. Our main driving reasons for planning to go through with it, though, are that Henry is still in good health otherwise and he is still perky and happy.
Our former K-State vet said that the Actigall might help prevent the formation of new stones, but she thought that the original stone was already so large that it was too much for the Actigall to take on.
Jim whipped out his science and math abilities and calculated that the stone has grown something like a millimeter a day.
We might still change our minds. Our main driving reasons for planning to go through with it, though, are that Henry is still in good health otherwise and he is still perky and happy.
Our former K-State vet said that the Actigall might help prevent the formation of new stones, but she thought that the original stone was already so large that it was too much for the Actigall to take on.
Jim whipped out his science and math abilities and calculated that the stone has grown something like a millimeter a day.
- cavyslave8
- I GAVE, dammit!
We'll be thinking of you, Jim and Henry. Good luck Grandpa Henry! He's such a good boy.