Update on Chester - the Diabetic Corgi

The vet was puzzled by what happened to him this morning. She checked his eyes and said they seem a bit cloudy. Cataracts maybe? She palpated his belly a bit, because when we originally took him in (in May) for his Diabetes, the ultrasound caught a mass in his liver. She believes that if it was cancer, he would be gone already. He's not jaundiced at all. She took a blood sample and did a simple sugar test. It came out to 237, which isn't bad for a diabetic dog 12 hours after his last dose of insulin. She will send the blood out to be checked for a "fructosamine" test. Not sure what it tells her, but maybe more detail on the liver situation.

For now she thinks that because he is diabetic and a lot of sugar builds up in his organs that he just has an infection and she put him on antibiotics for now. She thought that he still looks absolutely wonderful compared to the day in May when I brought him in. So for now everything is ok. If something pops up on the other test, she will call me.

Thanks for all the good wishes!

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Comment by ChestersMom on January 13, 2009 at 8:41pm
It was so scary this morning. Poor lil guy running into things right in front of him, then he was all spread eagle on the floor and kinda scooted across the floor. It was heartbreaking.......I thought .......well you know :(
Comment by Natalie, Lance &Tucker on January 13, 2009 at 8:37pm
Good to hear that Chester is ok!!! YAY Chester!!!

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