Thank you, Doc. My vet did a “pre-op” panel and everything was normal except:

Total protein: 5.9 (6.3-8.8 normal)
Globulin: 2.6 (3.0-5.9 normal)
Alp: 11 (12-59 normal)

The ALB/GLOB ratio was slightly high at 1.3 (normal 0.5-1.2)

The neutrophils were slightly low but the vet said it was probably due to the stress from the visit. (The vet gave me deworming for both kitties, too)

Because Anna doesn’t have diarrhea and a mildly decreased appetite (and holding her weight level) the vet said we could hold off on the US. But the past few days (without the appetite stim) Anna is again not eating well (treats, some yogurt, a few licks of wetfood & a few dry kibbles) I called and they are going to put me in touch with a “traveling” ultrasound doc who charges $300-$350 and uses different hospitals to do the US. Still awaiting a call back.

Is this now an “emergency”? I am so worried about Anna…

Thank you for your input. Muchly appreciated!

Lynn

Here is a picture of Anna from February before the eating issues began. Her mouth on her right side (left in photo) looks different to me, ie not drooping like it is now.