I'm posting this for Mark. His pc is on the blink but he managed to get to me to make a request and post this thread for him. It sounds like Bob definitely has some issues.

Veronica
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18 Dec 2006

Hey all since I was graduated from school and started working full time
I have not
spent much time surfing forums and the like but thought I would give a
quick update
on Bob (11 year old male ig).

For the past few weeks his appitite has gone down but I thought that
was just seasonal
slowing. This weekend he started weasing and making a coughing of
gasping sound.
So spent the morning today at the vet's office.

There is a new soft tissue lump on his front right leg of which a
sample was taken.
Nothing came out when she tried to draw from it with a needle but then
it stated
oozing when the needle was removed. It came out clear and thick forming
into globs
which were the same size and shape of smelt roe (for those of you who
also eat sushi).
This sample came back as a-cellular and franklly weird as it was also
devoide of
other microscopic entities.

Next his mouth showed a significant level of mucus like stuff of which
a sample
was taken.

A blood spamle was taken and being run now or soon rather.

His weight was down A LOT to 6 lb 15 oz. from between 10 and 12 lbs.

Kidneys seemed enlarged.

Over all suspecting kidney failure as the root cause but waiting on the
blood work
before more steps are taken. She did, however, put him on an oral
antibiotic.

Don't know when I can check this again as my computer died yesterday,
litterally,
and won't even power up so I think it is time for me to pony up and
stop being
such a cheap-wad. That is get around and replace the 6 year old laptop
which is
missing large parts of the case and most of the ports have not worked
for the last
two years. This is a pure hardware problem and I can take the HDD out
and run it
in a case as an external.

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19 Dec
12:33 pm

Just got a call from the vet with the blood results:

Liver measure -- AST (typical 12 - 84) Bob's count 1410, yes one
thousand four hundred ten.

LBH and CK are both off the charts litterally. LBH over 2000, CK over
100,000
-- She said this indicated tissue inflamation

Vet went over my diet and suggested that I don't make any changes
except push fluids harder. Back for more blood work in 3 months to check up.
Will keep an eye on him for when his time has come.

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I am so sorry to hear bob is ill. I haven't been here in a while and this is the first i've heard.

I'm sure he'll fight and he has the best care possible between the vet and the knowledge mark has.

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Kirsty
0.0.1 Green Iguana

Awwww Mark, so sorry to hear Bob isnt doing to well, hope he gets well and soon for you.

thinking of you both

Aww, sorry to hear that. I hope everything works out ok. I kow it's hard but we're all here if you need to talk, rant or just vent!! Haha Good luck. Sorry to hear about Bob.

WOW! Thats quite a weight drop! I can't imagine what Bob must look like after loosing that much weight!
V please pass my, as well as the rest of the forum's, concerns and prayers for Bob on to Mark.
As much as I have heard about Bob it is as if I have known him personally!

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Merlin,
What's Life Without A Little Magic!

Thanks guys. I am here quickly on my lunch break here at work.

Honestly I don't think he will make it to see another summer. Unless there are solid ideas and ways of treating this.

Today I did give him his ABx's and 20 mls of water. He is still eating a few mouthfulls of salad daily.

Anyway the full blood spec is being mailed to be and should be here tomorrow or the next and I will x-post here and AIML when I have it.

I will be buying a new PC shortly after Christmas to connect here more.

Mark

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Poor BoBo...I'm sorry, please keep us posted

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MARSHA
A man without a woman is a bachelor, A woman without a man is a genius!.

We have enough youth, how about a fountain of smart!

Hello,

I am sorry to hear that Bob is having such medical difficulties. I am certainly interested in how all of this goes. If I were to guess, the mucus around the mouth sounds like Ulcerative Stomatitis (mouthrot), which would be likely if another infection of some sort is present in the body. Hopefully the ABX will rid you of the primary infection and possibly clear up the secondary. (If that is indeed the case.)

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My thoughts are with you and Bob....quite a big weight loss....hope things look up for him.....

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Warmest Regards from Lyn

When I saw the mucus I thought mouth rot too and suggested it but the vet continued to look and found no lesians or sores in the mouth. The tissue of the mouth was clear of sores and the common pink colour. -- I need to look more into mouth rot on this one.

Beginner warning here --

As for giving water I am not really forcing it but am using a seringe nor do I have anyone to help me with this. I am placing the tip of the siringe in his mouth and slowly letting the water drip in. Here I am thinking that any water he does not swollow will run out the sides of his mouth harmlessly (well I end up wearing it). Am I in gross error here?

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