Wow, these past few days have been so emotionally draining.  After a great and non-eventful weekend with Kiwi, she took a turn for the worse yesterday and vomited again.  I took her to the vet (again) and not only  was she still jaundiced, but she had lost even more weight.  Last night the doctor called us personally to tell us the results of Kiwi’s latest blood work, and it was a very depressing conversation.  Her liver appeared to be worse than ever, and we were confronted with the possibility of needing a liver biopsy to find out if it was really cancer.  Needless to say, Tim and I were both wrecks by the time we went to bed.

But before doing any more serious medical procedures, we decided to consult a specialist for a second opinion.  So today we took Kiwi to an internist recommended by our vet and got some much better news.  Kiwi’s bilirubin count seemingly dropped 13 points overnight(!) and she is much less jaundiced now.  The doctor thinks that maybe Kiwi had a liver blockage or gallstone that somehow managed to pass or relieve itself just in the last 24 hours.

For now, we remain cautiously optimistic and are going to enjoy every minute we have with our dog.