  Hey all. I thought I'd just give a quick update on Albert's situation. Unfortunately things did not go as planned today. When the vet tried to flush out Albert's bladder & urether (sp?) nothing would come out. So they did another x-ray to see if the stone was still there & they could still see it, & she (Dr. Hall's assistant)  said it also got bigger. So the head vet that does the surgeries (Dr. Hall) said he thinks that the stone is trapped in the lining of the bladder. They are going to do an ultrasound tomorrow & see where exactly the stone is at. They talked & agreed that they thought it was best if Albert stayed for the night. They thought it would be less stressful for him then having to come back in again tomorrow. She said he is comfortable & was eating some, but at the time was still a little groggy. I sent some food along & hay & treats, & asked if I should bring over some more food. She said they had plenty of all different kinds of food, but I could come visit him if I wanted to. I thought that it might be worse for him to see me & then have me leave without him, then to not see me at all, so I decided not to go. Honestly I've been a wreck all day, & probably would have just embarrassed myself at that point. He's only been away 13 hours & I feel like it's been centuries.  As soon as I get off work tomorrow, I am going right out to get him. Next week I guess we will go thru all this again, if they figure out where the stone is tomorrow. How do they know that it is definitely a stone & not like a tumor or something? I just pray this time tomorrow that he will be here safe with me again. I can't even sit in the living room, because I can't stand looking at his empty cage. 
  I want to thank everyone for their thoughts & prayers & I will get back to everyone individually when I have more time. Thanks.


***JAIME***
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