Zoe update

Test results - several following the initial blood panel - were not terrible, but certainly not good. While her behavior appears to be normal, Zoe's blood tests and urinalysis have not offered anything promising.

Under orders to feed her small and frequent meals along with stringent observation, I can only hope that we might get some answers soon. During this time I've also been instructed to test her urine for glucose each time I take her out to empty her bladder (by utilizing test strips often used by diabetics for glucose monitoring).

Collecting a urine sample from a 5.6 pound dog might seem daunting, but I've somehow almost mastered it in less than a day. Of course that does NOT mean it is fun or ego-boosting to be seen trailing behind a tiny terrier with a Gladware container on the ready for piss collection. No siree bob. But I'll deal with it.

Nothing is definitive yet, but possible diagnoses at this point include: cancer; liver disease; a shunt (obstruction); kidney disease/failure (less likely based on test results); other mass/tumor; or least likely yet most hopeful, a complete fluke.

We appreciate your support!