Well I have not posted an update on Luther for quite some time now, mainly because there is nothing really positive to report.
He is progressively deteriorating, and as he lies at my feet gnawing on his garlic bone, I cant help wondering if he is at the end of his road.
He has undergone a battery of tests, ranging from blood and urin analysis, to an ultrasound and still an affirmative diagnosis is not apparent.
Symptoms that he is exhibiting suggest Cushing’s Disease which he is being tested for, results of which we should get back sometime today.
I have started looking up symptoms that he has begun to exhibit, to try to determine what we’re dealing with, and the majority of his symptoms do indicate that he may actually have Cushing’s.
First symptoms he exhibited began as soon as he got into that damn backpack from an earlier post, and were mainly: excessive thurst and urination, which go hand in hand I guess.
Since then he has developed many more symptoms, including difficulty getting up when lying down, unstable back legs, refusing to go up stairs, increased hunger, increased tiredness, and most recently difficulty swallowing.
His recent bout of blood work also bodes poorly, as his liver enzymes are even worse than they were the last time they were checked, and he is losing even more protein through his urine.
He does not appear to be in pain according to a neurologist who looked at him yesterday, he just appears to have lost all muscle tone which could explain his difficulty getting up and walking.
I remember the days when Lu used to play tug of war with me and chase after treats, he is so far from that now it really breaks my heart to see him in his current state.
Yesterday when I went to pick him up from the vet after his overnight, he did not even wag his tail to see me, something very uncharacteristic for him.
Words that would invoke a tail wag 100% of the time, are not having the same effect on him now, more evidence that suggests he is just going through the motions.