MAMA-SAN'S POST SURGERY UPDATE

Hi Folks,
Mama-san's surgery went well and she is recuperating in her comfy chair.
The "mass" in her belly is not a mass but scar tissue and because of it's location and being so extremely close to her vena cava vein it was not removed since it is not the culprit of her illness.
Her liver was inflamed and biopsies were done that came back positive for severe Cholangiohepatitis.
Read more here: http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/23622.htm
She is on a regimen of pills, so many that she now has her own pill organizer and is doing well at this time. Her meds will cost approximately $150 a month and she needs to be on a strict liver diet that contains low protein and a protein source such as fish. While her prognosis is stable for now it is hard to say what can happen at any given moment with this disease. She will need continued vet care and testing the rest of her life.
She is truly a girl that is a "special needs" bullie.
Please check back for more updates soon.

Kodie
Foster Mum