12/04/2025
🆘🫀Bruce is a TOP PATIENT of UC DAVIS VET MEDICAL CENTER. After his 2nd visit on 11/5 the ultrasound urine and advanced IDEXX blood work revealed slight improvement in his anemia but HIS KIDNEYS HAVE WORSENED. His nephrologist Dr Le Sueur spoke with the team including 2 surgeons and 2 radiologists to determine the best course of action. Bruce is still a growing puppy at 14 weeks old, and he cannot get a cystoscopy (camera through his urethra to examine his bladder and urethra) because there is no camera small enough. Bruce either has Regurgitation (Vesicoureteral Reflux – VUR) from his bladder to his kidneys OR Stenosis (Ureteral Stricture or Obstruction) which causes a problem with his flow capacity blockage due to narrowing of the tube. BOTH CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS KIDNEY PROBLEMS AND UTIs. Tomorrow I will be scheduling him for a sedated contrast study with fluoroscopy by injecting a contrast dye (cystography followed by a voiding cystourethrogram VCUG) with live radiology to see it flow into the bladder and then watch for any regurgitation backflow or reflux into his kidneys to confirm if he has VUR. If there is no reflux the surgery team will likely recommend a CT SCAN costlier procedure which would be more anatomical. I know the holidays are here, but if you have had an opportunity to review your financials with your trusted advisor for 2025 (it’s been a crappy year), please consider 💲donating💲 to SHR for BRUCE now instead of UNCLE SAM in 2026. Time is of the essence. I will have an estimate of the fluoroscopy tomorrow. Thank you please keep Brucie in your prayers. PS For anyone who thinks it’s selfish to not adopt Dori or his mother Misty at this time, Bruce gets a tremendous amount of joy and comfort from both. He clings to them (and us) with his tiny claws and uses his razor sharp baby teeth to do the husky wrestles with his sis Dori. We’re just going to remain in limbo for as long as it takes while they both put on weight and develop because Bruce’s equilibrium is off big time! Thank you for your COMPASSION. It’s been an emotional roller coaster. If you know us well, we leave no stone unturned when it comes the medical care of our beloved huskies❤️🩹💥