Make that 2 Million And Ileus

I learned a new word today. Ileus. Cleo has that. It means the peristaltic action that moves food through her gut like a conveyor belt has shut down and everything is full of air and liquid and swollen, but nothing is moving. Which explains the smell and lack of appetite and output.
They gave her a couple of shots to try to get things going again. Pray it works, because the next steps are more invasive and Dave says that he won't do exploratory surgeries to see what is wrong so there can be more surgeries to fix it and... We are up to $900 so far. He is done at $1000.
For the few who have watched Emergency Vets on Animal Planet. Loved Alameda East. Anyway, Untreated, this can result in the intestine swelling and telescoping into itself (intussusception) or twisting around itself so parts are strangled. Either of these can cause death. Also, ileus is not a primary disease, so it is possibly being caused by something we haven't even found yet, if the food wasn't the cause. Somehow, i doubt that it is at this point. The saga continues. Watching the litter box hopefully...