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2026-05-05 15:27 UTC

So they called last night to tell me my old furry boy's blood test came back, and his counts of everything kidney adjacent are up, along white blood cells, so they suspect it could be an infection, but they won't know until they do the ultrasound - which is fully book through today as well, so they'll try to fit him in a cancellation, or charge me an emergency fee to do it between things or during breaks. They started him on antibiotics all the same just in case. So I'm just awaiting a phone call still. I did sleep a lot though, which is nice. Also apparently he is deeply stressed (as expected) but very calm and even nice to the vet techs, which is a surprise. He's usually fairly spicy and direct when it comes to telling you he doesn't like whatever it is you're doing.

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@mr_daemon@untrusted.website 2026-05-05 19:45

So I spoke to the vet, and they did the ultrasound and it's all very Mid in terms of results. Basically he has a tiny kidney and a big one, so he has partial kidney failure, probably from birth. That's probably ok in the sense that he went 14 years with it, and many cats continue to cat just fine with that. The problem is now that there's a second thing on top, which they suspect is an infection. His pee is apparently super dilute so tests didn't reveal any markers for it, but the vet says this isn't atypical. So they're blasting him full of antibiotics and keeping him hydrated. They say he's not in pain, and just resting, and eating his food -- just not very fond of the environment. The issue is whether or not once the infection or whatnot clears, whether or not his good kidney will still be good enough to continue catting on.

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