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In reply to the discussion: Now I am in that most difficult of places. [View all]milestogo
(16,829 posts)He was evaluated by an orthopedic surgeon today for his hind leg weakness. The doctors do think he has hind leg pain but not numbness. He had a hip xray. They think he may have a joint capsule infection or a pelvic fracture. It was hard to see clearly on the xray, so tomorrow he is going to have a CT scan and a biopsy of the hip joint.
The good news is that it may not be neuropathy, which is usually not reversible. The bad news is that anything orthopedic will take some time. It could take surgery.
They are getting his insulin/blood glucose under control. While his initial internist kept upping the insulin dose and wasn't interested in why it wasn't working, the current vet agrees that he was insulin resistant because of the urinary tract infection. She is giving him a much lower dose.
His fever is down a bit, urine still cloudy. They inserted a catheter, to keep him clean because he was peeing right where he was lying. They are still waiting on the results of the urine culture taken Monday.
So, they are helping him get under diabetic control, curing the bladder infection, and trying to figure out the hind leg weakness. The clinic he's at now is the sister clinic of the one that did his pancreatectomy so the vets know each other and there is good communication.
Poor guy. I hope that they can get him back to a normal life.