Mr. Big is going into surgery today

I have some sad news - Mr. Big (yes, I've finally named our new DEW) has a bladder stone. Yesterday he started having trouble peeing, and he would try every five minutes when he was awake. The last couple times he went before we left for the vet's office, it had a definite orange-red color to it, so I kind of suspected it may be a stone. I was hoping it was just a bad UTI or bladder infection though. But they did x-rays, and determined that he had a stone. Thankfully there is only one, and he seems to be in good health otherwise. They're going to go in today to remove it, and I hope to have him back here with me tomorrow.

I felt so bad leaving him there last night, but he went home with the shelter mom who fostered him out to me because she's a vet tech at that animal hospital. I know he's in the best of hands, and she'll take wonderful care of him until he's back here with me, but I miss him so much already. I've only had him a month or so, but he's such a complete sweetheart - very cuddly, loves to give kisses. I really hope he pulls through the surgery ok. Claudia just lost one after a bladder stone surgery, but he was 11, and there were 8 stones. Mr. Big is only 5, and the x-ray showed just the one stone.

As upset and worried as I am right now, I'm very thankful that it isn't prostate problems. I had enough of that with Mojo to know that I never want to deal with that again if I can help it.

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ferret, ferrets, blader stones, adrenal disease, prostate, Mr. Big