The medical news on Teddy is, well, mixed. Our veterinary team in Helena continues to make progress in treating his diabetes — his glucose levels have dropped from the mid-600s to the 300s and continue to edge downward (goal is to be 100-120). However, on his abdominal ultrasound our vets discovered both bladder stones and "thickened material" in his gallbladder, suggesting that the bile duct was plugged. Diabetes is one of those diseases that is made worse by any other disease or illness present in the body, and it's much more difficult to regulate unless those other disorders are cleared up.
So … our vet Dr. Brenda Culver is going to operate on Teddy on Thursday to remove the bladder stones and do exploratory surgery to try and figure out what is going on with his gallbladder. There is definitely risk involved with this. But both Brenda and our other vet who is handling Teddy's diabetes treatment, Dr. Jennifer Rockwell, believe that the best shot we have for giving Teddy as much time as possible is to eliminate these other problems and thus increase our ability to regulate his diabetes. Otherwise, the diabetes will be a losing battle long term.
Jennifer reports this evening that Teddy is continuing to eat well (he's a little pig!). One of the sanctuary's wonderful friends in Helena saw Teddy yesterday at the clinic and told me he "looked real good, very alert."
Please continue to keep this little tyke in your thoughts!
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