I took Jim in to the vet today, a bit early for his re-check. His eyes are doing well (it was corneal neovascularization that he has), but he's been...not himself, I guess...for the last couple of days.
I mentioned that they are all slowing down, which I attributed to age, but it was more than that with Jim. His coat looked a bit too ungroomed, and he was a bit too lethargic. Last night he was snuffly, so I figured he was coming down a respiratory infection.
He does, in fact, have upper respiratory congestion, but his lungs are clear. He's on antibiotics for the sniffles. But more worrisome is the mass that the vet felt in Jim's abdomen. It's deep in there...you can't see a lump by looking at him...just under an inch across, and irregularly shaped. And it wasn't there just thirteen days ago, when the vet gave him a pretty good going-over as he showed the student how to examine rats.
We'll go back in another 13 days, hopefully with the infection under control, to see how to proceed. In the meantime I will try to subjugate my worry by spoiling Jim completely.
Posted by Abita at March 4, 2006 11:34 AMOh we hope Jim is okay. ~Poiland Rodentia
I hope Jim is feeling better and okay. They get sick so easy these little ones. ~Poi Mom Jane
Headbutts Jim ~Poiland Cats
I will chew something for you. ~Rabbie Burns
Poor little Jim. Lots of extra snuggles to him. I hope the vet only has better news for you. xx
Posted by: Lynn at March 4, 2006 11:10 PMAdding Jim to the prayer list.
Posted by: Eanna at March 5, 2006 01:47 AMOh poor little Jim, am totally sending him all the hugs he can handle!
Posted by: Sham at March 5, 2006 08:24 AM