Update on Djuna

Well, she’s definitely feeling better. This morning she was racing around the house, showing off how fast she can run. The antibiotics they gave her on Saturday really made a difference, thank goodness.

Her doctor called first thing Monday morning to check up on her. Looks like my little June Bug has a fan at the vet’s office! I reported that although she was still very sleepy, she was being social and wanted to be where everybody else was.

The doctor told me that the specialist had studied the x-rays and couldn’t find the other kidney, either. It is either simply not there or is hiding behind some other organ. The one kidney they could find is definitely not a healthy one. They suggested a sonogram to get a better picture of what’s going on in there.

My financial situation being what it is, I am hesitant to pay for a procedure that would not add to or change her current medical plan of attack, although it would be nice to actually know for sure. I may have it done anyway, regardless of all the other bills I have waiting to be paid.

In the meantime, Djuna is fighting off the last of the infection (I hope) and will just have to be careful in the future so as to not jeopardize her defective kidney any worse. She only has one, so has to take care of it!