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| Luna in the sunshine |
After his blood test, Luna was diagnosed with low thyroid and a possible liver problem. He was given thyroid tablets, probably for the rest of his life. He did improve a little but was nowhere near the same as he was. He was 12 and so everyone was saying that he was old and it was to be expected. I always knew there was something else. This change didn't happen gradually it happened immediately after a family visit of a few days. I thought maybe it was too much for him as he didn't want to miss anything and that he would be okay after a few days, but he wasn't.
The vet was happy with his thyroid tablets and although still a little low felt that he was on the right dosage. They didn't want to put him under to investigate his liver as he was too old and might not come round. We agreed as he had had a minor operation a couple of years back (not related) and it took him 3 days to recover from the anaesthetic. The other option was to try and do a scan which would involve shaving a large area and keeping him still while they did it. Also not an option as there is no way he would be still for this, even if we held him still he would still be wriggling and trying to get free. I didn't know at the time that there was another option of fasting for a day, then blood test and then blood test after eating. This was our next option but we didn't get to do that as Luna passed before we had a chance. We had only been to the vet on the Monday again because he had started to drink loads of water and then be sick. I do not have any anger and believe they did what they thought best.
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