Well, holy moly...
Toby had his second visit with the doc today, this time to take chest x-rays and see why he's boot-scooting. It turned out he had some kind of scabby bump on his butt that is obviously itchy. They cleaned that out and double-checked his anal glands, but they were good to go, since I express them myself. I took a stool sample to be tested to rule out any parasites. I doubt he has any, but it's always best to be sure.
The doc said that the x-rays looked good and prescribed Toby a cough suppressant to help him. It won't be completely ruled out that he has a lung or heart issue, though, until the radiologist looks at the images. Hopefully it'll be okay, because I'm pretty close to being wiped out for the month, and it's only day six.
Veterinary care in Southern California is insane. It does not pay to have ill beasties in your care.
