27.7.2012: Dylan has been poorly on and off for the last few days so we were back at the vets this morning. He had actually perked up over night but I wanted him checked out as I knew something was wrong. It turns out he has a high temperature and also when Stuart examined him he felt a strange lump in his tummy. After an ultrasound it turned out to be his kidneys; they have enlarged and are also inflamed; another result of this terrible disease. This explains why he has been drinking more water recently. He has also lost more weight. So he has had injections of anabolic steroids, to try to build him up a little, and antibiotics. Stuart wanted to get a blood test to assess everything but unfortunately Dylan was not co-operative (he still has some fight left in him!) so we have left him be; it would have meant an anaesthetic and it won't really affect his treatment plan. Once we were home Dylan wanted to eat and drink and is now curled up fast asleep, having had a short walk in the garden to check out his domain. Hopefully by tomorrow the antibiotics will have kicked in and he will start to feel better. He is a little trooper.
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