1. The results of Copper's bloodwork at the vet were mixed, but mostly positive. On the negative side, Copper has a mild case of hyperthyroidism and today I started giving her medicine for it. I decided to try crushing her pill into powder and I put it in her wet cat food. This approach worked this evening and I hope it continues to work. I'd rather not have to open Copper's mouth against his will and drop the pill on the back of his tongue.
2. One minor problem today: I wanted the vet to analyze Copper's urine, but we couldn't get a sample today. I'll return on Friday or early next week. I hope I can get him in before he relieves himself in the morning, when he has some volume in his bladder, and the vet can extract a sample to analyze.
Aside from the elevated thyroid level, everything else in Copper's bloodwork looked great.
Once the vet can analyze Copper's urine, I'll feel like we'll have as comprehensive a profile of Copper as I want.
3. This morning, I left Copper at the vet for four hours or so. Our hope was that the staff could capture a urine sample. Well, Copper did relieve himself, but did so in the vet's kennel he was housed in.
Drats!
The staff cleaned him up. The vet gave me a call and wondered if I'd like Copper to stay over there until closing time.
I'm a softy.
I figured Copper would much rather be home where things are familiar and so I returned and brought Copper home and, well, to my untrained eyes, he looked relieved to be where he belonged.
I hope when we go back Friday or next week that the capture can happen in good time and Copper can come home in a timely fashion.
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