My dear Luna, who I lovingly call Luna Tunes, got diagnosed with pyothorax today.  Basically, Luna apparently breathed in or swallowed a splinter of some kind & it has caused fluid on the outside of her lung (bacterial infection).  Since it’s stuck somewhere & causing the infection & breathing difficulty, the only way to truly treat her symptoms is through surgery to locate the splinter, remove it & clean out her infection. 

It has taken almost the whole month of June to figure out exactly what was wrong with Luna.  I‘m at my max for her care with 3 x-rays, meds & sonogram yesterday, those are BIG bucks!  I was hoping for good news from the sonogram but, unfortunately, they diagnosed her with pyothorax & simply draining the pockets on her lung is most likely only temporary especially if the splinter isn’t also removed when the pockets are drained & flushed out. 

  I desperately want to help Luna pull out of this, I know we have many more years coming.  I adopted her at 3mo old & she’s been by my side for 7 years, every second, since I work from home.  It really hurts to think I can’t help her in the way she needs & in the way I wish I could.  Without the surgical intervention that she will might need, for now, I have decided to start with the drain & flushing of the pockets procedure followed by one month of 2 antibiotics & pain management to start.  All I can do for now. 

Thankful for any help you can give towards Luna’s current treatment for the pyothorax & possible future surgery if we have to cross that bridge.