Dr. Iverson just called and said Calix is awake and groggy and is now on pain meds (obviously). They said his spleen (which has been enlarged for 3 weeks) was discolored in a few areas, looked as if there were growths inside, and in one spot it had errupted to the outside. So the spleen had to come out. The vet also said that the spleen is most likely what was causing him to be so lethargic and that it can at the same time cause the little burst of energy we kept seeing. He said there were no nodules to be taken out and it didn't look like insulinoma. *wheww* While he was checking the other organs he noticed the left adrenal gland was larger than the right. There were no growths or tumors, but he suspected that they would follow the enlargement of the gland soon, so he went ahead and took the left gland out as well. I'm going to call back around 4 today to check in and make sure things are going smoothly, then I'll pick him up by 5:30 to bring him home. The vet doesn't want him moving too much because he took the spleen out (which held a lot of his blood) and doesn't want to cause Cal to lose any more blood. He wanted me to keep him in the carrier, but I told him about our hospital cage and how it's only bigger than the carrier because we can fit a litter box into it too. I've taken the base off so it only stands as much as 8" tall, so there's no climbing, and I'll take the hammock out and put in a sleepsack so he doesn't have to climb into bed either. Like with Xanth when he had his adrenal surgery, there will also be no playing with the other ferts for a few days (sniffing...yes, playing... no). Don't want him getting too excited too quickly. So everything else looked fine, and Calix should be getting back to his old self in no time. Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers, they really helped a ton. I'm shakier now after the surgery than I was before...but it's a relieved shaky. I will post again when we pick him up from the vet. In Christ, Ann Haager (Calix thanks you too!) [Posted in FML issue 5022]