06/17/2026
So Autumn has had GI issues since she was little, but within the past year her symptoms changed and have become difficult to manage. And then the bloody diarrhea started...it comes and goes but is becoming more frequent and severe...we've been working with her vet doing tons of diagnostic testing trying to figure things out...this week we did an ultrasound of her intestines (we had to shave her belly fur 😭) and found that the entire GI system has unusually thickened tissues. Next thing to do is an endoscopy and take biopsy samples of her GI tract...thank God for Trupanion because this has gotten expensive quickly but neither myself nor Autumn (only 7 years old!) are ready to give up.