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Well once again we had to take Chloe to the hospital but this time for a test. She has had a bladder infection for a few weeks now but it appears to be gone. The test was to see if there is anything wrong with her bladder or kidneys because of the severity of the infection.

First they took a ultrasound of her kidneys and bladder to get a good picture of the flow of blood and check the size. After that we took her down to Radiology to get x-rays of her pelvic area for an over all shot of the bladder with kidneys. They took one picture then inserted a catheter to put a dye into the bladder. That dye passes through without going to the kidneys and can be see during the x-ray process. They take multiple picture to see how the dye is going through the bladder and out the body. The dye was seen flowing back up into her kidneys which is bad. This means she has Vesicoureteral Reflux or kidney reflux.

Surgery is definitely a possibility but were hoping it was caught soon enough so it can be fixed with medication. I hope to get a call back from the doctor today on what the next step is. He had to refer the results to a specialist and get their opinion. Ill update when I hear more.