Troubling Thursday

On Tuesday Jura was not so happy, and having trouble with his throat. Knowing what had happened with Mirksu, Äiti was straight on the phone to ystävämme eläinlääkäri and soon Jura found himself at their new premises.

He was sedated and his throat explored. There is something down there which should not be there - a nasty swelling. At worst it is a tumour, but it could also be some localised infection - which is what we are hoping with all paws crossed. He has been given a cortisol injection and has had a very healthy appetite since he came back, and so far no retching. Here he is being checked by sister Jaava just when he came back home and was still wobbly from the sedation.

We are of course worried about the outcome of this. This is not the same sort of problem that Mirsku had so there seems to be no connection. Jura is only nine years old and is a throat problem like this is rare and just 'unlucky', but of course Äiti is going through all possibilities of causes. There do not seem to be any, except perhaps that we are fed a proprietary brand of wet food as a staple. We'll be getting more homemade stuff, for sure, and avoiding all cheap treats. In the meantime, we just have to wait to see if Jura responds to the treatment and hope that this is really just an infection.