October 26, 2025

Lucky or not?

Felix fell sick on late 20th October. Visited vet on the next day and blood test showed ALT shot up to 1401 (from 93 a week ago on regular revisit) and TBIL to 27 (from <2 during previous visit). Pancreatitis is possible. Band is suspected for NEU. 

To me it seems like the end of the world and a series of questions bombarded my thoughts. Another surgery? The 5th one in his 9 year of life? Any room in his intestine to open up to flush the bile duct and stent? Its just exactly a year a ago that he got his 4th surgery and the "normal" time span seemed to be getting shorter over time. Time to let go and not to let him suffer? What is his preference - tired of fighting? Still wants to stay around longer? Crying for sure did not give me a solution, but at least it gave me a break.

Though Fine Needle Aspiration is not without risk, at least its the least invassive and would enable us to get some tissue for biopsy and culture. Surprisingly, the blood test done on the next day (22/10) to test on clotting ability showed the ALT virtually halved to 712 and TBIL to 5 (normal reading), just after some 17 hours of being on drips and receiving the first treatment. The ultrasound, also showed some narrowing in selected swollen areas. This sure is a BIG surprise as I don't expect such significant improvement so soon.

Blood test and ultrasound 2 days later (24/10) showed continuous improvement with ALT dropping to 450, and TBIL to 2. Ultrasound also showed some improvement and suggested that the potential blockage is now cleared.

What could I say? Its God's miracle! The Lord answering our prayers! Thanks be to God! Hope that Felix the fighter will continue to recover well and things get back to normal fairly soon! It sure is a relief for all of us and we remain committed to stay vigilant and continue to give him QUALITY LIFE regardless of the permissible length of time.









2 comments:

  1. 唔駛再次做手術已經係好彩,Felix 加油

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    1. Felix: Thank u Ruby EE. Yes, I'm very lucky this time.

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